Operation Odyssey Dawn - A fighter jet is parked in a hangar
A crew chief from the 52nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron marshals an F-16 Fighting Falcon out of a hardened aircraft shelter during a Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn mission. Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn is the ... More
U.S. Air Force airmen perform a foreign object debris
U.S. Air Force airmen perform a foreign object debris walk on the flight line at Luanda Air Base, Angola, before the arrival of a C-130J Super Hercules March 22, 2014. The airmen are participating in African Pa... More
Heather Merritt U.S. Embassy to Angola charge d'affaire,
Heather Merritt U.S. Embassy to Angola charge d'affaire, delivers a speech during the opening ceremony for African Partnership Flight Angola 2014 on Luanda Air Base, Angola, March 24, 2014. The intention of APF... More
Master Sgt. Steven Pryzyzcki plays drums with the U.S.
Master Sgt. Steven Pryzyzcki plays drums with the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Band ensemble Touch n’ Go at the Dom Bosco School in Luanda, Angola, March 26, 2014. The band is in Angola as part of African Partners... More
Airman 1st Class Gumecindo Bravo, 48th Air Expeditionary
Airman 1st Class Gumecindo Bravo, 48th Air Expeditionary Group crew chief, speaks to a pilot while preparing an aircraft for takeoff at Keflavik Airport, Iceland, May 14, 2014. The crew chief is certifying to s... More
Three members of a NATO inspection team watch as an
Three members of a NATO inspection team watch as an F-15C Eagle deployed with the 48th Air Expeditionary Group taxis toward the runway at Keflavik International Airport May 15, 2014. The NATO members were inspe... More
Capt. Travis Jarvi, 48th Air Expeditionary F-15C Eagle
Capt. Travis Jarvi, 48th Air Expeditionary F-15C Eagle pilot, puts on his G-suit before stepping to his aircraft during training at Keflavik International Airport May 15, 2014. Jarvi is deployed for Icelandic A... More
Icelandic Air Policing - A group of men standing next to each other in...
Maintainers deployed with the 48th Air Expeditionary Group hide from icy wind and rain before preparing an F-15C Eagle for take off at Keflavik International Airport May 15, 2014. The Airmen are deployed for Ic... More
Staff Sgt. Caleb Schauer (right), 48th Expeditionary
Staff Sgt. Caleb Schauer (right), 48th Expeditionary Air Group dedicated crew chief, speaks with airfield service members during emergency response training at Keflavik International Airport, May 16, 2014. Airf... More
Pararescuemen deployed for Icelandic Air Policing walk
Pararescuemen deployed for Icelandic Air Policing walk toward a glacier near Kaflavik, Iceland, May 18, 2014. Although the Airmen's primary objective is to rescue downed aircrew deployed with the 48th Air Exped... More
Capt. Isaac Leung, 48th Air Expeditionary Group C-130J
Capt. Isaac Leung, 48th Air Expeditionary Group C-130J Super Hercules pilot, prepares to takeoff for a training mission while deployed for Icelandic Air Policing at Keflavik International Airport May 22, 2014. ... More
Mikolaj Chojecki, 14, sits at the controls of a KC-135
Mikolaj Chojecki, 14, sits at the controls of a KC-135 Stratotanker deployed from Royal Air Force Mildenhall during the pilot-for-a-day program at Keflavik International Air Port May 23, 2014. Airmen deployed w... More
Capt. Mike Gargano, 48th Air Expeditionary Group KC-135
Capt. Mike Gargano, 48th Air Expeditionary Group KC-135 Stratotanker pilot, greets Icelandic Minister of Foreign Affairs Gunnar Sveinsson during his visit to Keflavik International Airport May 27, 2014. The min... More
A KC-135 Stratotanker pilot deployed with the 48th
A KC-135 Stratotanker pilot deployed with the 48th Air Expeditionary Group prepares for takeoff during a training mission on Keflavik International Airport May 28, 2014. The group is deployed for the NATO miss... More
Retired Col. Gary Copsey smiles before a ceremony May
Retired Col. Gary Copsey smiles before a ceremony May 30, 2014, commemorating a rescue mission on the coastline of Vodlavik, Iceland. Copsey was an HH-60 pilot during the mission, which saved the lives of six I... More
Maj. Francis Obuseh, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and
Maj. Francis Obuseh, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa Surgeon General’s Office epidemiologist and international health specialist, poses for a photo Nov. 13, 2014 weeks after returning from Monro... More
U.S. Air Force Maj. Dirk Casson speaks with Ugandan
U.S. Air Force Maj. Dirk Casson speaks with Ugandan Air force Maj. Tabaro Kinconco during African Partnership Flight-Djibouti at Djibouti Air Base, Djibouti, Feb. 7, 2015. The goal of the event is to discuss po... More
Capt. Jonathan St. Peter, African Partnership Flight
Capt. Jonathan St. Peter, African Partnership Flight French interpreter, (right) speaks with a caretaker while on assignment for African Partnership Flight at the Caritas Center, which cares for refugee childre... More
The U.S. Air Forces in Europe Band, rock ensemble Touch
The U.S. Air Forces in Europe Band, rock ensemble Touch n’ Go, plays for local children at eh Caritas Center in Djibouti Feb. 8, 2015. The band was performing community outreach concerts while traveling with Af... More
Angolan air force airmen unload chairs from a truck
Angolan air force airmen unload chairs from a truck in preparation for African Partnership Flight at Luanda Air Base, Angola, March 22, 2014. More than 20 U.S. Air Force airmen arrived to participate in African... More
Lt. Gen. Domingos Adriano de Silva Neto, Angolan air
Lt. Gen. Domingos Adriano de Silva Neto, Angolan air force air chief, delivers a speech during the opening ceremony for African Partnership Flight Angola 2014 on Luanda Air Base, Angola, March 24, 2014. The int... More
Staff Sgt. Jill Diem and a student sing with the U.S.
Staff Sgt. Jill Diem and a student sing with the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Band ensemble Touch n’ Go at the Dom Bosco School in Luanda, Angola, March 26, 2014. The band is in Angola as part of African Partnersh... More
A 48th Air Expeditionary Group maintenance crew recovers
A 48th Air Expeditionary Group maintenance crew recovers an F-15C Eagle at Keflavik Airport, Iceland, May 14, 2014. The crew is deployed for Icelandic Air Policing, which is part of NATOs commitment to keep Ice... More
First Lt. Tyler Studeman, 48th Air Expeditionary F-15C
First Lt. Tyler Studeman, 48th Air Expeditionary F-15C Eagle pilot, performs preflight checks on his aircraft at Keflavik International Airport May 15, 2014. Studeman is certifying to scramble for short-notice ... More
Icelandic Coast Guardsman Jon Gudnason, operations
Icelandic Coast Guardsman Jon Gudnason, operations director at Keflavik International Airport, gives opening remarks during a small ceremony recognizing the 48th Air Expeditionary Group as fully operational May... More
Staff Sgt. Joshua Wilson (left), 48th Air Expeditionary
Staff Sgt. Joshua Wilson (left), 48th Air Expeditionary Group egress technician, explains the ejection seat of an F-15C Eagle to emergency responders at Keflavik International Airport, May 16, 2014. The aircraf... More
Staff Sgt. Brian, 48th Air Expeditionary Group
Staff Sgt. Brian, 48th Air Expeditionary Group pararescueman, rappels down the side of a glacier during training near Kaflavik, Iceland, May 18, 2014. Although the Airmen's primary objective is to rescue downed... More
Pararescuemen deployed for Icelandic Air Policing with
Pararescuemen deployed for Icelandic Air Policing with the 48th Air Expeditionary Group perform a static line jump from a C-130J Super Hercules during training near Keflavik International Airport, May 22, 2014.... More
Tech. Sgt. Joseph Blakley, 48th Air Expeditionary Group
Tech. Sgt. Joseph Blakley, 48th Air Expeditionary Group KC-135 Stratotanker boom operator, explains the controls of the aircraft’s boom pod to Mikolaj Chojecki, 14, during the pilot-for-a-day program at Keflavi... More
Icelandic Minister of Foreign Affairs Gunnar Sveinsson
Icelandic Minister of Foreign Affairs Gunnar Sveinsson speaks with 48th Air Expeditionary Group KC-135 Stratotanker pilots during flight near Keflavik International Airport May 27, 2014. The minister flew on th... More
Capt. Norman Popp (left) and Capt. Mike Gargano, 48th
Capt. Norman Popp (left) and Capt. Mike Gargano, 48th Air Expeditionary Group KC-135 Stratotanker pilots, prepare for takeoff during a training mission on Keflavik International Airport May 28, 2014. The group... More
An all-terrain truck heads toward a ceremony May 30,
An all-terrain truck heads toward a ceremony May 30, 2014, commemorating a rescue mission on the coastline of Vodlavik, Iceland. During the mission, U.S. Airmen saved the lives of six Icelanders stranded aboard... More
Burundi Airmen stand in formation during the opening
Burundi Airmen stand in formation during the opening ceremony for African Partnership Flight on Djibouti Air Base, Djibouti, Feb. 7, 2015. African Partnership Flight is the premier program for delivering aviati... More
The U.S. Air Forces in Europe Band, rock ensemble Touch
The U.S. Air Forces in Europe Band, rock ensemble Touch n’ Go, plays for local children at eh Caritas Center in Djibouti Feb. 8, 2015. The band was performing community outreach concerts while traveling with Af... More
Capt. Jonathan St. Peter, African Partnership Flight
Capt. Jonathan St. Peter, African Partnership Flight French interpreter, (right) speaks with a caretaker while on assignment for African Partnership Flight at the Caritas Center, which cares for refugee childre... More
A C-130J Super Hercules from the 37th Airlift Squadron
A C-130J Super Hercules from the 37th Airlift Squadron lands at Luanda Air Base, Angola, March 22, 2014. The C-130J and about 20 U.S. Air Force airmen are in Angola to participate in African Partnership Flight ... More
Members of African Partnership Flight Angola 2014
Members of African Partnership Flight Angola 2014 participate in a discussion on cargo build up on Luanda Air Base, Angola, March 24, 2014. The intention of APF is to strengthen the regional partnerships within... More
Children from the Dom Bosco School in Luanda, Angola,
Children from the Dom Bosco School in Luanda, Angola, dance in front of the stage as the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Band ensemble Touch n’ Go performs a song March 26, 2014. The band is in Angola as part of Afr... More
U.S. Air Force Airmen deployed with the 48th Air
U.S. Air Force Airmen deployed with the 48th Air Expeditionary Group are performing Icelandic Air Policing from Keflavik Airport, Iceland, May 16 until June 6. The U.S. Air Force began providing protection of I... More
Italian air force Lt. Col. Massimo Di Lernia (right),
Italian air force Lt. Col. Massimo Di Lernia (right), NATO Combined Air Operations Center Uedem defensive plans branch chief, presents U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Lendy Renegar, 48th Air Expeditionary Group command... More
Senior Airman Andrew Kiel, 48th Air Expeditionary F-15C
Senior Airman Andrew Kiel, 48th Air Expeditionary F-15C Eagle crew chief, speaks to a pilot using a headset during flight preparation at Keflavik International Airport May 15, 2014. Kiel is deployed for Iceland... More
Airfield service members learn pilot extraction techniques
Airfield service members learn pilot extraction techniques for the F-15C Eagle at Keflavik International Airport, May 16, 2014. Airfield services were trained so they could help respond in the event of an emerg... More
Pararescuemen deployed for Icelandic Air Policing are
Pararescuemen deployed for Icelandic Air Policing are taking advantage of Iceland’s unique landscape for some icy training. Although the Airmen’s primary objective is to rescue downed aircrew deployed with the ... More
A pararescueman deployed for Icelandic Air Policing
A pararescueman deployed for Icelandic Air Policing with the 48th Air Expeditionary Group lands during jump training near Keflavik International Airport May 22, 2014. The Pararescueman is deployed from the 31st... More
Capt. Kyle Gauthier, 48th Air Expeditionary Group C-130J
Capt. Kyle Gauthier, 48th Air Expeditionary Group C-130J Super Hercules pilot, presents Mikolaj Chojecki, 14, with an airborne troop carrier patch during the pilot-for-a-day program at Keflavik International Ai... More
Icelandic Minister of Foreign Affairs Gunnar Sveinsson
Icelandic Minister of Foreign Affairs Gunnar Sveinsson watches as Tech. Sgt. Joseph Blakely, KC-135 Stratotanker boom operator, offloads fuel during a mission near Keflavik International Airport May 27, 2014. T... More
A KC-135 Stratotanker deployed from Royal Air Force
A KC-135 Stratotanker deployed from Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, refuels an F-15C Eagle deployed from RAF Lakenheath, England, during a training mission near Keflavik International Airport May 28, 2014.... More
A U.S. Air Force pararescuman descends from an Icelandic
A U.S. Air Force pararescuman descends from an Icelandic Super Puma during a ceremony May 30, 2014, commemorating a rescue mission on the coastline of Vodlavik, Iceland. During the mission, U.S. Airmen saved th... More
U.S. Air Force Col. William West, Combined Joint Task
U.S. Air Force Col. William West, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa deputy commander, gives remarks during the openening ceremony for African Partnership Flight on Djibouti Air Base, Djibouti, Feb. 7, 20... More
Staff Sgt. Jill Diem, U.S. Air Forces in Europe Band
Staff Sgt. Jill Diem, U.S. Air Forces in Europe Band vocalist, dances with children during a performance at the Caritas Center in Djibouti Feb. 8, 2015. The USAFE Band, rock ensemble Touch n’ Go, performed outr... More
A C-130J Super Hercules from the 37th Airlift Squadron
A C-130J Super Hercules from the 37th Airlift Squadron arrives at Luanda Air Base, Angola, March 22, 2014. The C-130J and about 20 U.S. Air Force airmen are in Angola to participate in African Partnership Fligh... More
Members of African Partnership Flight Angola 2014
Members of African Partnership Flight Angola 2014 participate in a discussion on disaster relief operations on Luanda Air Base, Angola, March 24, 2014. The intention of APF is to strengthen the regional partner... More
Staff Sgt. Jill Diem sings with the U.S. Air Forces
Staff Sgt. Jill Diem sings with the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Band ensemble Touch n’ Go at the Dom Bosco School in Luanda, Angola, March 26, 2014. The band is in Angola as part of African Partnership Flight Ang... More
U.S. Air Force Airmen deployed with the 48th Air
U.S. Air Force Airmen deployed with the 48th Air Expeditionary Group are performing Icelandic Air Policing from Keflavik Airport, Iceland, May 16 until June 6. The U.S. Air Force began providing protection of I... More
Lt. Col. Lendy Renegar, 48th Air Expeditionary Group
Lt. Col. Lendy Renegar, 48th Air Expeditionary Group commander, speaks to the crowd during a small ceremony, which recognized his group as fully operational capable, at Keflavik International Airport May 15, 20... More
Senior Airman Andrew Kiel, 48th Air Expeditionary F-15C
Senior Airman Andrew Kiel, 48th Air Expeditionary F-15C Eagle crew chief, secures a "remove before flight" streamer while preparing an aircraft for takeoff at Keflavik International Airport May 15, 2014. The cr... More
Staff Sgt. Caleb Schauer, 48th Expeditionary Air Group
Staff Sgt. Caleb Schauer, 48th Expeditionary Air Group dedicated crew chief, teaches airfield service members where the emergency canopy release for the F-15C Eagle is during emergency response training at Kefl... More
A pararescuemen deployed for Icelandic Air Policing
A pararescuemen deployed for Icelandic Air Policing rappels down the side of a glacier during training near Kaflavik, Iceland, May 18, 2014. Although the Airman’s primary objective is to rescue downed aircrew d... More
A pararescueman deployed with the 48th Air Expeditionary
A pararescueman deployed with the 48th Air Expeditionary Group for Icelandic Air Policing lands during jump training near Keflavik International Airport May 22, 2014. The pararescuemen, coupled with the C-130J ... More
Kolbrun Erlendsdottir, 11, and her brother, Stefan
Kolbrun Erlendsdottir, 11, and her brother, Stefan Erlendsson, 8, wave from the flight deck of a C-130J Super Hercules deployed from Ramstein Air Base during the pilot-for-a-day program at Keflavik Internationa... More
Icelandic Minister of Foreign Affairs Gunnar Sveinsson
Icelandic Minister of Foreign Affairs Gunnar Sveinsson takes a photo with his cell phone as Tech. Sgt. Joseph Blakely, KC-135 Stratotanker boom operator, offloads fuel to an F-15C Eagle during a mission near Ke... More
A KC-135 Stratotanker deployed from Royal Air Force
A KC-135 Stratotanker deployed from Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, prepares to refuel an F-15C Eagle deployed from RAF Lakenheath, England, during a training mission near Keflavik International Airport Ma... More
Retired Col. Gary Copsey unveils a plaque during a
Retired Col. Gary Copsey unveils a plaque during a ceremony May 30, 2014, commemorating a rescue mission on the coastline of Vodlavik, Iceland. During the mission, U.S. Airmen saved the lives of six Icelanders ... More
Djiboutian air force Lt. Col. Wahib Kalinleh, Djibouti
Djiboutian air force Lt. Col. Wahib Kalinleh, Djibouti air force air chief, delivers his remarks during the opening ceremony for African Partnership Flight on Djibouti Air Base, Djibouti, Feb. 7, 2015. The U.S.... More
A child from the Caritas Center in Djibouti smiles
A child from the Caritas Center in Djibouti smiles as he listens to the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Band perform Feb. 8, 2015. The USAFE Band, rock ensemble Touch n’ Go, performed outreach concerts in the local c... More
U.S. and Angolan airmen discuss unloading a C-130J
U.S. and Angolan airmen discuss unloading a C-130J Super Hercules from the 37th Airlift Squadron at Luanda Air Base, Angola, March 22, 2014. The C-130J and about 20 U.S. Air Force airmen are in Angola to partic... More
The Angolan air force dance troupe performs during
The Angolan air force dance troupe performs during the opening ceremony for African Partnership Flight Angola 2014 on Luanda Air Base, Angola, March 24, 2014. The intention of APF is to strengthen the regional ... More
The U.S. Air Forces in Europe Band ensemble Touch n’
The U.S. Air Forces in Europe Band ensemble Touch n’ Go play a song for students at the Dom Bosco School in Luanda, Angola, March 26, 2014. The band is in Angola as part of African Partnership Flight Angola 201... More
An F-15C Eagle pilot, signs off on maintenance forms
An F-15C Eagle pilot, signs off on maintenance forms after preparing an F-15 for short-notice takeoffs at Keflavik Airport, Iceland, May 14, 2014. The pilot is deployed for Icelandic Air Policing, which is part... More
First Lt. Tyler Studeman, 48th Air Expeditionary F-15C
First Lt. Tyler Studeman, 48th Air Expeditionary F-15C Eagle pilot, speaks with Senior Airman Andrew Kiel, 48th AEG crew chief, after preparing an aircraft for short-notice takeoffs at Keflavik International Ai... More
Staff Sgt. Caleb Schauer, 48th Expeditionary Air Group
Staff Sgt. Caleb Schauer, 48th Expeditionary Air Group dedicated crew chief, speaks with airfield service members during emergency response training at Keflavik International Airport, May 16, 2014. Airfield ser... More
Senior Airman Dylan, 48th Air Expeditionary Group
Senior Airman Dylan, 48th Air Expeditionary Group pararescueman, rappels down the side of a glacier during training near Kaflavik, Iceland, May 18, 2014. Although the Airmen’s primary objective is to rescue dow... More
Capt. Paul, 48th Air Expeditionary Group combat rescue
Capt. Paul, 48th Air Expeditionary Group combat rescue officer, packs his parachute after jump training near Keflavik International Airport May 22, 2014. The pararescuemen, coupled with the C-130J Super Hercule... More
Staff Sgt. Zachary, 48th Air Expeditionary Group
Staff Sgt. Zachary, 48th Air Expeditionary Group pararescueman, helps Kolbrun Erlendsdottir (right), 11, and Mikolaj Chojecki, 14, suit up in pararescue equipment during the pilot-for-a-day program at Keflavik ... More
An F-15C Eagle flies near a KC-135 Stratotanker after
An F-15C Eagle flies near a KC-135 Stratotanker after aerial refueling near Keflavik International Airport May 27, 2014. Icelandic Minister of Foreign Affairs Gunnar Sveinsson, his staff, Director General of th... More
Two F-15C Eagles deployed from Royal Air Force Lakenheath,
Two F-15C Eagles deployed from Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, wait to be refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker deployed from RAF Mildenhall, England, during a training mission near Keflavik International Airp... More
Retired Col. Gary Copsey speaks during a ceremony May
Retired Col. Gary Copsey speaks during a ceremony May 30, 2014, commemorating a rescue mission on the coastline of Vodlavik, Iceland. During the mission, U.S. Airmen saved the lives of six Icelanders stranded a... More
U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Phil Leonard, African
U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Phil Leonard, African Partnership Flight facilitator, leads a discussion of base security during African Partnership Flight on Djibouti Air Base, Djibouti, Feb. 7, 2015. The go... More
The U.S. Air Forces in Europe Band, rock ensemble Touch
The U.S. Air Forces in Europe Band, rock ensemble Touch n’ Go, poses with children from the Caritas Center in Djibouti after donating two large boxes of toys and clothes. The USAFE Band, rock ensemble Touch n’ ... More
Angolan air force Cpl. Joaquim Francise marshals a
Angolan air force Cpl. Joaquim Francise marshals a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules from the 37th Airlift Squadron at Luanda Air Base, Angola, March 22, 2014. More than 20 U.S. Air Force airmen arrived to p... More
A member of the Angolan air force dance troupe performs
A member of the Angolan air force dance troupe performs during the opening ceremony for African Partnership Flight Angola 2014 on Luanda Air Base, Angola, March 24, 2014. The intention of APF is to strengthen t... More
Capt. Matt Tanis, 48th Air Expeditionary Group F-15C
Capt. Matt Tanis, 48th Air Expeditionary Group F-15C Eagle pilot, hand his helmet to Airman 1st Class Gumecindo Bravo, 48th AEG crew chief, after preparing an F-15 for short-notice takeoffs at Keflavik Airport,... More
An F-15C Eagle assigned to the 48th Air Expeditionary
An F-15C Eagle assigned to the 48th Air Expeditionary Group taxis for takeoff at Keflavik International Airport May 15, 2014. The group is deployed for Icelandic Air Policing, which is part of NATO's commitment... More
Staff Sgt. Joshua Wilson (left), 48th Air Expeditionary
Staff Sgt. Joshua Wilson (left), 48th Air Expeditionary Group egress technician, explains the ejection seat of an F-15C Eagle to emergency responders at Keflavik International Airport, May 16, 2014. The aircraf... More
Tech. Sgt. Daniel, 48th Air Expeditionary Group
Tech. Sgt. Daniel, 48th Air Expeditionary Group pararescueman, ice climbs up the side of a glacier during training near Kaflavik, Iceland, May 18, 2014. Although the Airmen’s primary objective is to rescue down... More
Staff Sgt. Brian, 48th Air Expeditionary Group
Staff Sgt. Brian, 48th Air Expeditionary Group pararescueman, prepares for a training mission during Icelandic Air Policing at Keflavik International Airport May 22, 2014. The pararescuemen, coupled with the C-... More
Kolbrun Erlendsdottir, 11, wears pararescue equipment
Kolbrun Erlendsdottir, 11, wears pararescue equipment in the back of a C-130J Super Hercules during the pilot-for-a-day program at Keflavik International Air Port May 23, 2014. Airmen deployed with the 48th Air... More
Director General of the Icelandic Coast Guard Georg
Director General of the Icelandic Coast Guard Georg Larusson watches as Tech. Sgt. Joseph Blakely, KC-135 Stratotanker boom operator, offloads fuel during a mission near Keflavik International Airport May 27, 2... More
Senior Airman Kyle Cleis, 48th Air Expeditionary Group
Senior Airman Kyle Cleis, 48th Air Expeditionary Group KC-135 Stratotanker boom operator, offloads fuel to an F-15C Eagle during a training mission near Keflavik International Airport May 28, 2014. The aircraft... More
Retired Col. Gary Copsey speaks during a ceremony May
Retired Col. Gary Copsey speaks during a ceremony May 30, 2014, commemorating a rescue mission on the coastline of Vodlavik, Iceland. During the mission, U.S. Airmen saved the lives of six Icelanders stranded a... More
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Ronnie Aldana, African
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Ronnie Aldana, African Partnership Flight facilitator, leads a discussion of base security during African Partnership Flight on Djibouti Air Base, Djibouti, Feb. 7, 2015. The goal of ... More
Capt. Matt Tanis, 48th Air Expeditionary Group F-15C
Capt. Matt Tanis, 48th Air Expeditionary Group F-15C Eagle pilot, prepares his aircraft for takeoff at Keflavik Airport, Iceland, May 14, 2014. Tanis is deployed for Icelandic Air Policing, which is part of NAT... More
A KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 48th Air Expeditionary
A KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 48th Air Expeditionary Group taxis for takeoff at Keflavik International Airport May 15, 2014. The refueling aircraft extends the range of the F-15C Eagles so they can perf... More
A pararescuemen deployed for Icelandic Air Policing
A pararescuemen deployed for Icelandic Air Policing rappels down the side of a glacier during training near Kaflavik, Iceland, May 18, 2014. Although the Airman’s primary objective is to rescue downed aircrew d... More
Pararescuemen deployed with the 48th Air Expeditionary
Pararescuemen deployed with the 48th Air Expeditionary Group for Icelandic Air Policing board a C-130J Super Hercules during a training mission at Keflavik International Airport May 22, 2014. The fighter pilots... More
A 48th Air Expeditionary Group C-130J Super Hercules
A 48th Air Expeditionary Group C-130J Super Hercules loadmaster, high fives Kolbrun Erlendsodottir, 11, as during the pilot-for-a-day program at Keflavik International Airport May 23, 2014. Airmen deployed with... More
Icelandic Minister of Foreign Affairs Gunnar Sveinsson,
Icelandic Minister of Foreign Affairs Gunnar Sveinsson, his staff, Director General of the Icelandic Coast Guard Georg Larusson, and U.S. Embassy Charge d’affaires Paul O’Friel visited Keflavik International Ai... More
An F-15C Eagle assigned to the 48th Air Expeditionary
An F-15C Eagle assigned to the 48th Air Expeditionary Group takes off at Keflavik International Airport May 15, 2014. The group is deployed for Icelandic Air Policing, which is part of NATO's commitment to keep... More
Pararescuemen deployed for Icelandic Air Policing with
Pararescuemen deployed for Icelandic Air Policing with the 48th Air Expeditionary Group perform jump training near Keflavik International Airport May 22, 2014. The fighter pilots protecting Iceland’s air sovere... More
Kolbrun Erlendsdottir, 11, shows her mother how strong
Kolbrun Erlendsdottir, 11, shows her mother how strong she is during the pilot-for-a-day program at Keflavik International Airport May 23, 2014. Airmen deployed with the 48th AEG took time out of their day to b... More