Feb. 12, 2025 352nd SOW, Finnish Utti Jaeger Regiment strengthen NATO’s interoperability in austere weather environments The training included airdrop operations in cold weather conditions utilizing the 352nd SOW’s MC-130J Commando II.
Sept. 4, 2024 US Air Force F-35s make historic first on highway in Finland During an exercise, U.S. Air Force Airmen expanded on ACE capabilities by learning austere environment aircraft landing and takeoff operations and techniques from their Finnish counterparts.
Aug. 26, 2023 B-52 pilot to compete in Ironman World Championship First Lt. Tara DeGeorge will compete in the 2023 Ironman World Championship taking place in Finland.
June 18, 2022 USAFE integrates with Arctic fighters during exercise Baltic Operations U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft integrated with Swedish, Finnish, German, and U.S. Navy fighters, during U.S. Naval Forces Europe’s exercise Baltic Operations 2022 over the Baltic Sea region.
June 2, 2021 Arctic Challenge Exercise 21: Strengthening Nordic Relationships During the exercise, U.S., allied and partner nations will exercise the ability to plan, execute and evaluate large force employments in a multinational air operation.
Feb. 18, 2021 Acting SecAF, Nordic Ministers of Defense sign Letter of Intent strengthening US-Nordic defense ties Acting Secretary of the Air Force John P. Roth and the Ministers of Defense of Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden signed a Letter of Intent demonstrating continued support for the Arctic Challenge Exercise, one of Europe’s largest tactical air exercises.
Oct. 16, 2019 Senate confirms Barrett to be Air Force secretary The 85 to 7 vote makes Barbara Barrett the third consecutive woman confirmed to lead the Air Force and its 685,000 total force Airmen. Barrett replaces Heather Wilson who resigned in May. Undersecretary Matthew Donovan served as acting secretary in the interim.
Aug. 2, 2019 Around the Air Force: AF, Navy Arabian Gulf readiness / CSAF talks modern warfare In this edition of Around the Air Force, F-15E Strike Eagles attached to the 336th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron participated in an air operations exercise with the USS Gonzalez (DDG 66) and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein speaks at Air and Space Power Conference 2019 in London.
July 30, 2019 Goldfein’s 10-day trip across northern Europe focuses on partners and ‘great power’ realities But there also was an unmistakable subtext connecting the stops in Estonia, Finland, Great Britain, Germany and Greenland. The thread was this: each country has valuable experience and insights for operating effectively in an age of great power competition. That reality can help the United States
July 17, 2019 Gen. Goldfein strengthens partnerships, gains valuable insights during visits to Estonia, Finland Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein had a three-day visit to the two Northern European nations. It offered Goldfein and other senior U.S. leaders valuable opportunities to learn from Estonia about cyber operations and from Finland about its approach to expeditionary operations and agile
June 28, 2019 Multinational Heavy Airlift Wing celebrates 10th anniversary The SAC program is an initial 30-year commitment and consists of NATO members Hungary, Bulgaria, Estonia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovenia and the U.S. and Partnership for Peace nations Finland and Sweden.
June 18, 2019 Hill AFB’s fighter wings demonstrate global reach with F-35A From Europe to the Middle East and the high desert of Idaho, the Air Force’s first combat-coded F-35A Lightning II squadrons demonstrated their global reach this week.
June 10, 2019 169th FW wrap up Arctic Challenge exercise in Sweden ACE 19 is a biennial Nordic aviation exercise that serves to amplify scenario-based defensive training and interaction between countries across northern Europe.
May 30, 2019 USAFE commander discusses regional security with Arctic air chiefs during Arctic Challenge 19 Gen. Jeff Harrigian worked with the air chiefs on a path forward for future ACE exercises, including a focus on developing realistic scenarios for the Airmen on the ground and in the air.
Oct. 11, 2018 Around the Air Force: Air Force Navy Game, Red Flag 19-1 On this look Around the Air Force the Air Force Academy brings home the Commander in Chief’s trophy, and the Finnish air force participates in Red Flag. Hosted by Senior Airman Jasmine Vanderheyden.
June 23, 2017 U.S., NATO wrap up Saber Strike 17 Saber Strike 17, a month-long exercise including 11,000 U.S. and NATO military members from 20 countries, wraps up June 24.The exercise took place in various regions in the Baltics and Poland beginning May 28.
May 26, 2017 Arctic Challenge exercise aims to increase interoperability Twelve F-15C Eagles and about 200 personnel from the 493rd Fighter Squadron at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, and two KC-135 Stratotankers and over 30 personnel from the 351st Air Refueling Squadron at RAF Mildenhall, England, deployed to bases in Finland and Sweden for exercise Arctic