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  • 501st CSW Unveils New Command Post at RAF Fairford

    For the first time in 35 years, the 501st Combat Support Wing has a physical command post on RAF Fairford. The new command post enables the wing to take on responsibilities previously handled by the 100th Air Refueling Wing at RAF Mildenhall.

  • 420th MUNS Troops Hone Warfighting Capabilities

    Over the last week a team of Airmen from the 420th Munitions Squadron (MUNS) prepared, built and arranged safe transportation between RAF Welford and RAF Fairford for 36 aircraft pallets of munitions. The pallets were loaded onto a C-17 Globemaster III for transport to Ramstein Air Base in support

  • Pathfinder firefighters turn up the heat during training

    Firefighters from the 422d Fire Emergency Services completed live-fire training at RAF Fairford, England, Oct. 3, 2022. The firefighters are required to complete live-fire training bi-annually to test their overall readiness and ability to properly extinguish an aircraft fire.

  • World renown RIAT makes return to Pathfinder base

    The world’s largest military airshow, the Royal International Air Tattoo, returned to RAF Fairford hosting a live audience after a two-year hiatus due to pandemic restrictions, July 15-17. The three-day airshow celebrated the 75th Anniversary of the U.S. Air Force as well as 73 years of the NATO

  • RAF Fairford ACE operations bolster synergy, readiness

    Airmen from the 100th Air Refueling Wing conducted operations as part of an Agile Combat Employment exercise at RAF Fairford, England, Nov. 1, 2021. The operations taking place at Fairford provide a dynamic and partnership-focused training environment which ensures U.S. forces remain postured to

  • 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

  • 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.

  • DSD visits RAF Fairford

    Deputy Secretary of Defense David L. Norquist visited RAF Fairford, Oct. 12, 2020. The visit highlighted the strategic importance of RAF Fairford, oriented him to the bomber and ISR missions in support of U.S. European Command and national defense strategy, and gave him the opportunity to engage

  • 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

  • 99th ERS Change of Command

    The 99th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron, currently deployed to RAF Fairford, held a change of command ceremony June 24, 2020, to welcome Lt. Col. Brian Staniszewski as the new commander of the 99th ERS and recognize Lt. Col. Peter Gryn as he finishes his tour at RAF Fairford.