480th Fighter Squadron Trains with Portuguese Air Force

03/05/2019
The 480th Fighter Squadron went to Monte Real Air Base, Portugal for Flying Training Deployment with our NATO allies, the 301st Fighter Squadron, and the 201st Fighter Squadron. MONTE REAL, 10, PORTUGAL 02.14.2019 Video by Airman 1st Class Chanceler Nardone  52nd Fighter Wing Public Affairs  

Saber Strike 17

07/19/2017
2017-07-19  About 11,000 U.S. and NATO service members from 20 countries took part in the 2017 Saber Strike exercise. The exercise took place in various regions in the Baltics and Poland from May 28-June 24. Saber Strike 17 is a long-standing Joint Chiefs of Staff-directed, U.S. European Command-scheduled, U.S. Army…

Trident Juncture 2015

10/26/2015
10/26/2015: Trident Juncture 2015 sees a huge mix of land, air and sea training exercises. On 10/22/15 in Sierra Del Retin, Spain the Dutch ship, HNLMS Johan de Witt saw USMC V22 Ospreys land on its deck. In Portugal, Portuguese and US Marines, conduct an Assault operation, at the Pinheiro…

Trident Juncture Exercise Begins

10/20/2015
10/20/2015: The opening ceremony of NATO exercise Trident Juncture 2015 took place at an Italian military base in Trapani, Sicily, 10/19/15. It was followed by a large aerial display with fighter jets, transport planes and helicopters from various NATO member countries. NATO Allies and partner nations kicked off the Alliance’s Trident…

Trident Juncture Begins in Italy

10/20/2015
10/20/2015: The opening ceremony of NATO exercise Trident Juncture 2015 took place at an Italian military base in Trapani, Sicily on 10/19/15. It was followed by a large aerial display with fighter jets, transport planes and helicopters from various NATO member countries. The base in Trapani is one of the 16…

VMGR-252 Flight In Support of Deployed Units

05/30/2015
05/30/2015: U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 252, perform maintenance checks and take off from Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., March 8, 2015. VMGR-252 departed Cherry Point enroute to Lajes, Portugal in support of deployed units. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. James R.…