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  • 501st CSW, 100th ARW, 352d SOW partner for ACE exercise

    Airmen from the 501st Combat Support Wing, 100th Air Refueling Wing and 352d Special Operations Wing partnered to conduct an ACE exercise to test their overall readiness and lethality capabilities. ACE ensures Airmen and aircrews are postured to deliver lethal combat power across the full spectrum

  • 501st CSW supports Operation Allies Refuge

    Pathfinder Defenders returned home to the 501st Combat Support Wing after providing support to Operation Allies Refuge at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 16, 2021. For the past three-and-a-half weeks, Airmen from the 423rd and 422nd Security Forces Squadrons, the 501st CSW Chapel team, and other

  • RAF Fairford Exchange supports quality of life for deployed Airmen

    Airmen running the Army and Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) shoppette at RAF Fairford, England support deployed Airmen from around the world. During COVID-19, deployers and many visitors were not allowed to leave base. While food was provided in the base dining facility, the shoppette provided

  • NATO ARRC conducts exercise at RAF Fairford

    Allied Land Command (LANDCOM) conducted a combat readiness evaluation on the NATO Headquarters Allied Rapid Reaction Corp (ARRC) during Exercise Loyal Leda 2020 (LOLE20), which took place at Royal Air Force Fairford and South Cerney, England, Nov. 9-19, 2020.

  • U.S. Airmen and U.K. commander commemorate Remembrance Sunday

    Remembrance Sunday is commemorated the second Sunday every November to honor the service and sacrifice of Armed Forces, British and Commonwealth veterans, as well as the Allies that fought alongside them in the two World Wars and later conflicts.

  • Fire Prevention Week 2020

    The 423rd Civil Engineer Squadron firefighters hosted national Fire Prevention Week at RAF Alconbury and RAF Molesworth, Oct. 5-9, 2020. . Since 1922, national Fire Prevention Week educates the public about the importance of pre-planning actions they should take to keep themselves and their families

  • 501st CSW CC visits 420th MUNS

    U.S. Air Force Col. Kurt Wendt, 501st Combat Support Wing commander, visited 420th Munitions Squadron at RAF Welford, England, Oct. 1, 2020, to meet with the Airmen and to learn more about their new mission capabilities.

  • Year of the Pathfinder: British wounded warrior ascends the Matterhorn

    A veteran British Army infantry commander, ascended one of the tallest and most dangerous mountains in Switzerland, Aug. 6, 2020, in 4.16 hours, with a total duration of 9.16 hours. Ray Hoogendijk, 423rd Force Support Squadron Outdoor Recreation (ODR) director at RAF Molesworth, England, joined six

  • Bomber Task Force Europe

    Two B-52 Stratofortress strategic bombers from the 5th Bomb Wing at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, operating out of RAF Fairford, England, returned from flights over the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, focused on integration and interoperability training with European allies and partners in the

  • Year of the Pathfinder: Air Force retiree shines through adversity

    U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Carl Joseph “CJ” Spatz III, a retired air traffic controller and facility manager was diagnosed with a brain tumor March 25, 2019. CJ and his wife, Angela Spatz, 423rd Force Support Squadron work and family life consultant, were expecting their first baby when they