Air Forces (AAAF) is focused on the exchange of experiences and examining opportunities to cooperate and collaborate in order to improve and support air operations across Africa. The AAAF and its events provide the opportunity to engage multilaterally to promote accountable-rules-based organizations and institutions. It is a strategic, apolitical, African-led organization facilitated by the...
Astral Knight 2024 (AK24) is U.S. European Command’s capstone Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) exercise focused on incremental development of theater-wide coalition IAMD architecture. The live-fly and combat operations will be focused in Poland & the Baltic states, with possible virtual injects that may occur outside the joint operations area to drive theater-wide considerations for...
The U.S. Air Force will lead exercise Astral Knight 20, scheduled to take place in September, primarily taking place at air bases throughout Poland and other locations in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Germany, and the United Kingdom. Astral Knight 2020 is a joint and multinational exercise that will involve airmen, soldiers and sailors from the United States and airmen from Estonia, Latvia,...
The U.S. Air Force will lead exercise Astral Knight 19, scheduled to take place in the beginning on June, primarily taking place at Aviano Air Base, Italy, and other locations in Croatia, Germany, and Slovenia. Astral Knight 2019 is a joint and multinational exercise that will involve airmen, soldiers and sailors from the United States and airmen from Croatia, Italy, and Slovenia. The exercise...
Astral Knight 2021.
U.S. Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa will be hosting Astral Knight 2022, alongside allies in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland. As U.S. European Command’s Integrated Air and Missile Defense capstone exercise, the event aims to increase interoperability between regional allies to build upon integrated defense and collective security capabilities throughout the Baltic region.
On 22 FEB 2024 COL Frank Rubio will be awarded the Army Astronaut Device by the Secretary of the Army. Following his ceremony, LTC Rubio will participate in a variety of media engagements at the Pentagon.
Exercise At Sea-Demo / Formidable Shield 2021 improves Allied interoperability in a joint live-fire, Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) environment, using NATO command and control reporting structures. Allied nations practice, demonstrate, and assess their ability to share common tactical pictures, share situational awareness, conduct NATO-level mission planning and engagement...
