RAF Wing Commander Keith Slack, RAF Wyton commander, enters the 501st Combat Support Wing (CSW) Annual Reception at RAF Alconbury, England, Dec. 5, 2019. These types of events strengthen the U.S. and U.K. partnership between the two allied nations and builds upon the friendship between Airmen and the local community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Eugene Oliver)
KYIV, Ukraine — The U.S. Air Forces in Europe Ambassadors Jazz Band traveled to six cities in central and western Ukraine October 6 - 20, 2019, to conduct the “Music of Freedom” tour, a community outreach and concert program aimed at celebrating the shared spirit of freedom and enduring partnership between U.S. and Ukrainian armed forces.
At the invitation of the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine, the 15-member team hosted master classes for local music students, jam sessions in the community, and concerts in Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Chernivtsi, Vinnytsia, Desna Military Training Centre, and Kyiv.
“The main purpose of our tour is to honor the military tradition of both countries as we celebrate the independence of the Ukrainian...
The U.S. Air Forces in Europe Ambassadors Jazz Band traveled to six cities in central and western Ukraine October 6 - 20, 2019, to conduct the “Music of Freedom” tour, a community outreach and concert program aimed at celebrating the shared spirit of freedom and enduring partnership between U.S. and Ukrainian armed forces.
Meet Master Sgt. Ralph Smith, 509th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuel supervisor, deployed from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, to RAF Fairford, England, in support of Bomber Task Force Europe.
RAF ALCONBURY, England -- Paul George Bellamy’s interest in military aviation began when he was a little boy, playing at RAF Grafton Underwood, a World War II-era U.S. Army Air Force base.
The 352nd Special Operations Wing and the Special Operations Command in Europe parachute-jumped into Normandy, June 9, 2019, in commemoration of the 75th D-Day anniversary, to honor the airborne operation conducted by Allied forces and the Battle for La Fiere Bridgehead, near Sainte-Mère-Église, France, June 6-9, 1944.
