Master Sgt. John Dawson, U.S. Air Forces in Europe Ambassadors Jazz Band tenor saxophonist and non-commissioned officer in charge, describes his past and current experiences on tour in Ukraine. The USAFE Band traveled to six cities in central and western Ukraine October 6-20, 2019 to conduct the “Music of Freedom” tour, which celebrated the shared spirit of freedom and enduring partnership between U.S. and Ukrainian armed forces.
Audience members applaud during a concert with the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Ambassadors Jazz Band and the Ukrainian National Presidential Orchestra at the Philharmonic in Chernivisti, Ukraine, Oct. 12, 2019. The USAFE Band traveled to six cities in central and western Ukraine October 6-20, 2019 to conduct the “Music of Freedom” tour, which celebrated the shared spirit of freedom and enduring partnership between U.S. and Ukrainian armed forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jennifer Zima)
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.
501st Combat Support Wing Public Affairs: “What has it been like working here at Fairford?”
Master Sgt. Ralph Smith: “We’ve been working in integrating well with the local unit here, they’re very friendly individuals.”
PA: “Who’s been working with you to support the operation?”
Smith: “We have a nine-man team here. We have four Airmen here with us, and four other NCO’s besides myself, to complete the mission here at Fairford. We’ve been running two shifts, dayshift and night shift, working seven to seven, to...
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.
Chaplains from the 501st Combat Support Wing attended the Young Adult Summit to develop their skillsets by learning to work with young Airmen in Cambridge, England, April 30, 2019.
