NEWS
Airmen fortify missile defense strategies, Page 6
FEATURE
Earth Day: Ramstein sows seeds, Page 9
HEALTH
NEWS
Powered by fitness, Page 15
April 30, 2021 | Volume 45, Number 17
Strict limits on imports, Page 16
FEATURE
Reflecting on AAPI Month, Page 18
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Operation Copper Arrow: Refueling the mission forward Story and photos by Senior Airman John R. Wright 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs The first aircrew to support U.S. Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa Operation Copper Arrow 2021 executed refueling operations from a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft at Ramstein Air Base, April 16. The aircrew, assigned to the 190th Air Refueling Wing, Kansas Air National Guard, was the first in a rotation of ANG and Air Force Reserve Command tanker crews to participate in the operation to provide increased air refueling capacity to the European theater. After completing mission briefs and pre-flight checks, the 190th ARW tanker crew departed Ramstein to carry out the refueling of a NATO E-3A Sentry aircraft operating out of NATO Air Base, Geilenkirchen, Germany. “Tankers are a highly tasked mission,” said Maj. Shay Dickey, 116th Air Refueling Squadron See COPPER ARROW, Page 2
U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 190th Air Refueling Wing, Kansas Air National Guard, prepare to depart on a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft for the first U.S. Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa Operation Copper Arrow 2021 flight at Ramstein Air Base, April 16. The tanker crew carried out the refueling of a NATO E-3A Sentry aircraft operating out of NATO Air Base, Geilenkirchen, Germany.
Virtual Explorer: Get away to Greece by MilitaryInGermany.com Greece is awesome for a lot of reasons. The food is amazing, the people are wonderfully warm, and the weather for most of the year is generally unbeatable. Oh, and then there’s the fact that Greece is one of the cradles of Western civilization. So much See GREECE, Page 25
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