Story by Master Sgt. Jacob Lewis | 433rd Airlift Wing | 09.24.2024
“It’s a pleasure and honor to come here,” said Lt. Col. Jeremy Hooper, 68th Airlift Squadron evaluator C-5 pilot, to more than one-hundred students at Masarykovo gymnázium Příbor, a high school in the Czech Republic, on Sept. 24 before presenting a video about the C-5M Super Galaxy from the 433rd Airlift Wing. “This is the plane that we flew here in for the NATO Days Airshow in......
Story by Master Sgt. Jacob Lewis | 433rd Airlift Wing | 09.22.2024
Maj. Gary Koivisto, 433rd Operations Support Squadron evaluator pilot, served as aircraft commander for the 68th Airlift Squadron aircrew titled “Reach 2010”. Their mission was to use a C-5M Super Galaxy to transport two 147th Attack Wing MQ-9 Reapers from the Czech Republic to Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base, in Houston, Texas, and included stops at Ramstein Air Force Base, Germany,......
Story by Master Sgt. R Denise Mommens | 155th Air Refueling Wing, Nebraska Air National Guard | 10.06.2022
Airmen from the 155th Air Refueling Wing participated in Ample Strike Exercise and NATO Days in support of their State Partnership with the Czech Republic, Sept. 5-18, 2022, at Pardubice Military Airport and Leos Janacek Ostrava Airport, Czech Republic. Ample Strike is a Czech Republic-led, multi-national live exercise that offers Air and Land Integration training to Joint Terminal Attack......
Story by Staff Sgt. Monet Villacorte | 433rd Airlift Wing | 09.29.2022
Reserve Citizen Airmen with the 433rd Airlift Wing’s 68th Airlift Squadron, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, and the Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron – 773, Det. Alpha, Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Louisiana, participated in the 22nd annual NATO Days and 13th Czech Air Force Days air show Sept. 17-18....
Story by Samantha Mathison | 433rd Airlift Wing | 02.08.2022
The 433rd Airlift Wing hosted two representatives from the Jagello 2000 Association, a Czech Republic organization focused on public diplomacy in the field of security policy and membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Jan. 25, 2022, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas....
Story by Sgt. Lisa Vines | 382nd Public Affairs Detachment | 09.19.2018
OSTRAVA, Czech Republic - With approximately 220,000 attendees during the 2018 Czech Republic NATO Days event, with the U.S. as the Special Partner Nation, it solidified its position as the prime annual military and security display in Europe. 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, and 6th Attack Reconnaissance Squadron, 17th Cavalry......
Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Robert Baldock | Defense Media Activity - Europe Africa | 09.17.2018
OSTRAVA AIR BASE, Czech Republic – The United States and 18 NATO Allies and partner nations participated in the NATO Days air show, September 15-16, at Ostrava Air Base, Czech Republic. NATO Days is a Czech Republic-led air show and exhibition that showcases military ground and aviation capabilities. Participation in NATO Days increases U.S. understanding of European ally and partner......
Story by Master Sgt. Jeff Walston | 913th Airlift Group | 04.06.2017
It has been said that simple acts of kindness can change the lives of people worlds apart. Maybe it was kindness, luck, or even destiny, but such is the story of Jeff Walston and Eva Klimentová. By:Senior Airman Harry Brexel, 19th Airlift Wing Public Affairs and Capt. Casey Staheli, 913th Airlift Group Public Affairs, Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark....
