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  • VPOTUS hosts troop engagement at RAF Fairford

    U.S. Vice President JD Vance and his family visited RAF Fairford, United Kingdom, Wednesday, August 13, 2025.Vice President Vance held a troop engagement for the service members of the 501st Combat Support Wing, their families and host-nation partners during his first-ever visit to RAF Fairford.

  • How an airshow brought two lives together

    When Technical Sergeant Erik Stauffer supported the 2022 Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT), the world’s largest military airshow, he didn’t expect an introduction to lead to marriage.

  • Pathfinders Train for Real-World Threats at RAF Croughton

    Pathfinders across the 501st Combat Support Wing tested their combat readiness during a hands-on Ready Airmen Training capstone at RAF Croughton. The event marked a shift from traditional classroom instruction to immersive, scenario-based training.Five 14-member squads rotated through 12 Air Force

  • Walking the Halls of Giants: Lessons from Kisling NCO Academy

    Imagine yourself as a seasoned noncommissioned officer (NCO). The U.S. military says you are the technical expert in your field. You probably lead a team of NCOs who lead teams of their own. For better or worse you have found your day-to-day rhythm when you receive a Warning Order “Airmanship 600

  • 501st CSW Defenders Earn Elite PHOENIX RAVEN Status

    Two Security Forces Airmen from the 501st Combat Support Wing (CSW) recently became the Wing’s first-ever graduates of the prestigious PHOENIX RAVEN program, joining an elite group of Defenders trained to provide close-in security for aircraft operating in high-threat environments around the

  • 501st CSW proves critical asset to RAFL25

    Over the past few weeks, the 501st Combat Support Wing has played a critical role during NATO's flagship air exercise, Ramstein Flag 25 (RAFL25). 501st CSW Pathfinders delivered mission-essential infrastructure, logistics, and operational capabilities that enabled seamless integration of Allied

  • 501 CSW hosts Turkish and Romanian Air Forces for Ramstein Flag

    For two weeks, the 501st Combat Support Wing will host teams from the Turkish and Romanian Air Forces to participate in NATO Allied Air Command's Ramstein Flag 2025 exercise. Ramstein Flag 2025 is a multi-domain, tactical-level live fly exercise to train, demonstrate and advance combined warfare