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New in 2019: Airmen will continue stepping up to deter Russia in Europe
The Air Force has been busy in Europe this year, and if the Pentagon’s European Deterrence Initiative funding is any gauge, they’ll remain busy in 2019.
By Kyle Rempfer
Latest "Clear Sky 2018" stories
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Here’s the US military footprint in the Black Sea region
A conflict is unlikely, but were it to kick off, there are U.S. troops currently in Eastern Europe and Ukraine that could respond.
By Kyle Rempfer
US Air Force’s huge exercise in Ukraine fuels growing partnership and that country’s NATO ambitions
The U.S. Air Force’s senior officer sat down with his Ukrainian counterpart last week to discuss the two countries' growing ties, the conclusion of their first-ever large scale joint air exercise last month and the possibility of Ukraine joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in the future.
By Kyle Rempfer
California guardsman killed in Ukrainian Su-27 crash
A member of the 144th Fighter Wing and a Ukrainian pilot have died, the U.S. Air Force stated.
By Valerie Insinna
Air Force JTACs, fighters, drones and more head to Ukraine to train with allies on Russia’s western flank
For the first time, the United States and eight other nations will join Ukraine in the country’s largest aviation exercise — dubbed Clear Sky 2018.
By Kyle Rempfer