‘Multiple’ countries’ NATO-trained troops successfully recruited by China: General

‘Multiple’ countries’ NATO-trained troops successfully recruited by China: General
‘Multiple’ countries’ NATO-trained troops successfully recruited by China: General

But the US and its NATO allies have brought some of those service members back, according to Gen. James Hecker.

Are Changes Coming To US Air Force Basing In Europe?

Are Changes Coming To US Air Force Basing In Europe?
Are Changes Coming To US Air Force Basing In Europe?

Last time around the US announced a big change without consulting allies. This time a top Air Force official doesn’t foresee “huge movement,” but promised a heads up.

AF Demos C2 Networking Tech To Link Services, Allies At Astral Knight 21

AF Demos C2 Networking Tech To Link Services, Allies At Astral Knight 21
AF Demos C2 Networking Tech To Link Services, Allies At Astral Knight 21

The 606th Air Control Squadron successfully used TORCC during the May 13-21 Astral Knight 21 exercise to relay integrated air and missile defense and C2 information to to pilots, “including directions for missions and threat awareness,” according to the 31st Air Wing.

Air Force Culls ABMS Experiment After Budget Cut

Air Force Culls ABMS Experiment After Budget Cut
Air Force Culls ABMS Experiment After Budget Cut

The sixth ABMS onramp “was going to be in partnership with Australia, and allies and partners, in the Pacific Rim,” Air Force Chief Architect Preston Dunlap said, but “just due to the budget constraints, we had to pull the plug on that.”

Details Still Scant On Trump’s German Plans

Details Still Scant On Trump’s German Plans
Details Still Scant On Trump’s German Plans

“We are in the planning stages at this point,” Gen. Jeffrey Harrigian, commander, Air Forces in Europe/Africa, told reporters today.

Target, Kaliningrad: Air Force Puts Putin On Notice

Target, Kaliningrad: Air Force Puts Putin On Notice
Target, Kaliningrad: Air Force Puts Putin On Notice

The threat of long-range missile launchers in the Russian enclave is driving the Air Force to develop new tactics for multi-domain attack and dispersed defense.

NATO Stocks Up on Bombs, Giving Smaller States More Punch

NATO Stocks Up on Bombs, Giving Smaller States More Punch
NATO Stocks Up on Bombs, Giving Smaller States More Punch

WASHINGTON: Over the past month, US Air Forces in Europe took delivery of their largest shipment of ordnance in two decades. It’s another sign of the rearming of the continent as the United States pushes troops and equipment back into the region after years of drawing down, even as its NATO allies — and increasingly,…

Russians ‘Closed The Gap’ For A2/AD: Air Force Gen. Gorenc

Russians ‘Closed The Gap’ For A2/AD: Air Force Gen. Gorenc
Russians ‘Closed The Gap’ For A2/AD: Air Force Gen. Gorenc

AFA CONFERENCE: “The alarming thing,” said the commander of US Air Forces in Europe, is that the Russians are catching up. “They’ve closed the gap.” “The advantage that we had from the air I can honestly say is shrinking,” Gen. Frank Gorenc said, “not only with respect to the aircraft that they’re producing, but the…

SecAF James: Russia Is ‘Biggest Threat’; F-22s May Come Soon

SecAF James: Russia Is ‘Biggest Threat’; F-22s May Come Soon
SecAF James: Russia Is ‘Biggest Threat’; F-22s May Come Soon

PARIS AIR SHOW: Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James came out swinging today here, forcefully telling reporters that she was here and traveling throughout Europe tp deliver a message of reassurance in the face of a “resurgent Russia.” “I would say, the biggest threat on my mind [is] the activities of Russia,” she said when asked by…