Every December, C-130J aircrews from Yokota deploy to Andersen AFB. The C-130J crews airdrop food, supplies, and educational material to islanders throughout the, Federated States of Micronesia, and Republic of Palau. These islands are some of the most remote locations on the globe that span a distance nearly as broad as the continental US. Each year, OCD serves as a proving ground for the...
The story of Operation Allies Refuge from the Mobility Air Forces perspective.
Operation Lone Star, or OLS, is a Texas state active duty mission, which was launched by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in March 2021. OLS is a joint mission between the Texas Military Department, which is comprised of the Texas National Guard (Army and Air) and the Texas State Guard, and the Texas Department of Public Safety, and other state agencies, to address security concerns along the...
Castle Forge is a U.S. Air Forces Europe-Air Forces Africa-led joint, multi-national operation. It provides a dynamic, partnership-focused training environment that raises the U.S. commitment to collective defense in the Black Sea region while enhancing interoperability alongside NATO allies. Additionally, Castle Forge demonstrates the joint force’s combined ability to respond in times of...
Operation Noble Eagle (ONE) is the name given to the military response to the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and applies to all national air sovereignty missions. The ONE mission has an emphasis on the surveillance and control of airspace over Canada and the US. Prior to 9/11, NORAD's focus was on external threats - the ONE mission focuses on the internal threats within our sovereign...
Media documenting the arrival and transit of qualified evacuees from Afghanistan in the USEUCOM theater.
Media documenting the evacuation of U.S. and partner civilians from Afghanistan.
Since April 2014, U.S. Army Europe and Africa has led the Department of Defense’s Atlantic Resolve land efforts by rotating units based in the U.S. to Europe. There are four types of U.S. Army Atlantic Resolve rotations – armored, aviation, sustainment task force and division headquarters. Rotational units conduct bilateral, joint and multinational training events across more than a dozen...
