Story by Chief Petty Officer Justin Stumberg | 22nd Naval Construction Regiment | 02.08.2025
Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1 recently participated in a Rapid Airfield Damage Repair (RADR) Mission Essential Equipment Training (MEET) event at Morón Air Base, Spain, from Feb. 1-8, 2025....
Story by Airman 1st Class Eve Daugherty | 86th Airlift Wing | 04.25.2024
MORÓN AIR BASE, Spain – In the springtime of southern Spain, long roads reach out into the distance beneath bright blue skies with the fresh scent of olives swirling in the breeze. Scenic views of neatly arranged olive tree groves span beyond the horizon. On a bridge above route A-360, a shepherd guides sheep safely over the road. Further down A-360, tucked in the countryside about 40......
Courtesy Story | 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing | 03.21.2024
The 725th Air Mobility Squadron executed their continuity of operations plan from Naval Station Rota, Spain to Morón Air Base, Spain as a part of Exercise Rising Phoenix from Feb. 5-9, 2024. The exercise simulated a natural disaster and was meant to assess and demonstrate the joint effort between the 725 AMS, NAVSTA Rota and the 496th Air Base Squadron at Morón Air Base, surging to 24/7......
Story by Staff Sgt. Nathan Eckert | 22nd Air Refueling Wing | 05.02.2022
Approximately 220 Active, Guard and Reserve Airmen have operated four KC-46A Pegasus out of Spain from mid-March through most of April 2022. The Total Force team make up the first KC-46 Employment Concept Exercise (ECE), evaluating how they and the aircraft will provide rapid global mobility to future Joint Force operations....
Story by Airman 1st Class Alexcia Givens | 86th Airlift Wing | 04.21.2022
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Malik Houser, 496th Air Base Squadron contingency lodging manager, was named Airlifter of the Week...
Story by Staff Sgt. Robert McIlrath | 86th Airlift Wing | 04.12.2022
During World War II, aircraft were ferried by boat across the Atlantic Ocean while making multiple stops along the way, sometimes having to be partially disassembled due to distance and fuel constraints. Today, the process of moving fighter aircraft to and from overseas locations has been simplified. It is called a coronet....
Story by Airman 1st Class Taylor Slater | 86th Airlift Wing | 12.10.2020
Whether it’s at work or at home, variety keeps this Airlifter’s spirit burning bright.
Story by Staff Sgt. Jourdan Barrons | 86th Airlift Wing | 10.08.2020
An Airman assigned to the 496th Air Base Squadron at Morón Air Base, Spain, was honored as Airlifter of the Week, Oct. 8, 2020....
