Russia's invasion of Ukraine has failed in its strategic objectives and led to tremendous loss of life, and a counteroffensive by Ukrainian troops is now routing Russian forces. Russia's failures are due to its ineffective use of air power, according to top U.S. Air Force ...
F-22s arrived at RAF Lakenheath, U.K., en route to Poland, as the U.S. Air Force continues to bolster its presence of fifth-generation fighters in the region. U.S. Air Forces in Europe confirmed the F-22s’ arrival, stating that the fighters from the 90th Fighter Squadron of ...
When Gen. James B. Hecker, the new commander of U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa, got the chance to meet with dozens of other nations’ air chiefs during the Royal International Air Tattoo, the main topic on everyone’s minds was obvious: Russia. But while ...
At a NATO summit in June, President Joe Biden highlighted the two F-35 squadrons the U.S. is placing in the United Kingdom as part of his administration’s response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. But once those two squadrons, both stationed at RAF Lakenheath, are built ...
FAIRFORD, U.K.—Two weeks into his job as the commander of U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa and NATO Allied Air Command, Gen. James B. Hecker has gotten a running start on one of his top priorities—building partnerships. On the sidelines of the Royal International ...
As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine grinds on and NATO looks to deter further aggression in Europe, a number of the top U.S. military leadership positions on the continent are changing hands in quick succession—starting with a change of command for U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air ...