Video by Senior Airman Aaron Edwards | AFN Benelux | 10.29.2025
U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 424th Air Base Squadron and the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing conducted nighttime landing zone operations with two C-130s from the 86th Airlift Wing at Chievres Air Base, Belgium, Oct. 30, 2025. The Airmen worked together efficiently to provide proficiency training for landing zone teams and pilots as well as accomplishing necessary ground surveys. (U.S. Air......
Video by Staff Sgt. Ryan Grossklag, Staff Sgt. Joseph Knoch and Airman 1st Class Reese Page | AFN Kaiserslautern | 06.18.2025
On June 18, 2025, at a change of command ceremony on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, 435th Air Ground Operations Wing (AGOW) Commander, Col. Matthew Bartlett relinquished command to Col. Leland Cowie III. The 435th AGOW operates three groups, 11 squadrons, and four detachments with more than 1,400 personnel. (Defense Media Activity video by Staff Sgt. Ryan C. Grossklag)...
Video by Senior Airman Brenden Beezley | 86th Airlift Wing | 10.28.2024
U.S. Air Force 1st Combat Communications Squadron Airmen conduct operations with their Mobile Digital Infrastructure vehicle at Hohenfels Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Germany, Oct. 28, 2024. The MDI enables command and control capabilities, allowing Airmen to have real time battlespace information. (U.S. Air Force video by Senior Airman Brenden Beezley)...
Video by Pierre Courtejoie | Training Support Activity Europe | 02.15.2024
U.S. Airmen with the 37th Airlift Squadron perform Landing Zone and Drop Zone operations with their C-130J Super Hercules aircraft, during a Landing Zone Safety Officer (LZSO) training taught by the 1st Combat Communication Squadron, on Chièvres Air Base, Belgium, Feb. 15, 2024. LZSO training ensures airfield operations personnel are adequately prepared to meet mission needs anytime, anyplace......
Video by Staff Sgt. Alexandra Longfellow | 86th Airlift Wing | 03.12.2023
CHIÈVRES AIR BASE, Belgium – More than 120 personnel from the 435th Contingency Response Group deployed to support Exercise Agile Bison 23-1 at Chièvres Air Base, Belgium, March 5 - 14, 2023. Agile Bison is an exercise that allows the 435th CRG to practice its core mission set – Open the Airbase – in a simulated contested environment, with the added bonuses of dedicated airlift and......
Video by Staff Sgt. Alexandra Longfellow | 86th Airlift Wing | 03.08.2023
CHIÈVRES AIR BASE, Belgium – More than 120 personnel from the 435th Contingency Response Group deployed to support Exercise Agile Bison 23-1 at Chièvres Air Base, Belgium, March 5 - 14, 2023. Agile Bison is an exercise that allows the 435th CRG to practice its core mission set – Open the Airbase – in a simulated contested environment, with the added bonuses of dedicated airlift and......
Video by Staff Sgt. Alexandra Longfellow | 86th Airlift Wing | 03.08.2023
CHIÈVRES AIR BASE, Belgium – More than 120 personnel from the 435th Contingency Response Group deployed to support Exercise Agile Bison 23-1 at Chièvres Air Base, Belgium, March 5 - 14, 2023. Agile Bison is an exercise that allows the 435th CRG to practice its core mission set – Open the Airbase – in a simulated contested environment, with the added bonuses of dedicated airlift and......
Video by Staff Sgt. Alexandra Longfellow | 86th Airlift Wing | 03.06.2023
CHIÈVRES AIR BASE, Belgium – More than 120 personnel from the 435th Contingency Response Group deployed to support Exercise Agile Bison 23-1 at Chièvres Air Base, Belgium, March 5 - 14, 2023. Agile Bison is an exercise that allows the 435th CRG to practice its core mission set – Open the Airbase – in a simulated contested environment, with the added bonuses of dedicated airlift and......
