Story by Senior Airman Curt Beach | 2nd Bomb Wing | 06.12.2017
Local media outlets and military leaders from the U.S., the Royal Air Force and European allied nations came here June 12 to view history in the making. For the first time, all three Air Force Global Strike Command strategic bomber aircraft are simultaneously located in the U.S. European Command theater. Lt. Gen. Richard Clark, 3rd Air Force and 17th Expeditionary Air Force commander, was......
Story by Maj. Jeffrey Bishop | 131st Bomb Wing | 06.09.2017
RAF FAIRFORD, United Kingdom -- Two B-2 Spirit stealth bombers joined B-1B Lancers and B-52H Stratofortresses June 9 to participate in theater bomber assurance and deterrence operations....
Story by Staff Sgt. Jarad Denton | 501st Combat Support Wing | 06.11.2015
The sunlight seemed to rise and greet him, as he sailed along an endless sea of clouds.
Courtesy Story | 501st Combat Support Wing | 09.04.2014
With the distinctive sound of rubber meeting cement at high velocity, Air Force One touched down at RAF Fairford, United Kingdom, Sept. 3....
Story by Staff Sgt. Jarad Denton | 501st Combat Support Wing | 06.11.2014
A cocksure smile spread across his face, as eyes that had seen thousands of miles while staring beyond the curvature of the earth seemed to twinkle in the mid-morning sun. Slowly, the “Ultra Lord” leaned back in his chair as a medical technician checked his blood pressure – a necessary precaution....
Story by Tech. Sgt. Chrissy Powers | 501st Combat Support Wing | 12.10.2013
The sound of aircraft is a regular occurrence at most U.S. Air Force bases, but at RAF Fairford those noises are only heard when another unit comes in to test a new capability, evaluate their ability to deploy or for the annual Royal Internal Air Tattoo....
