In the wake of the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, U.S. Air Forces in Europe engineers are looking for new ways to improve interoperability, engineer procedures, and build new capabilities where none existed previously.
As part of this effort, USAFE headquarters, in coordination with the 435th Construction and Training Squadron, hosted two partner engagements last week at Ramstein Air Base.
The first visit included delegations from the French and Finnish militaries who were interested in the U.S. Air Force’s processes on restoring airfield operating surfaces following enemy attacks, and the second visit included the Deputy Chief of Staff Support at NATO Air Command accompanied by his engineer support staff. Their visits primarily focused on updating NATO’s guiding documents and solidifying the concept of operation for all Partner Nations, as well as improving their understanding of airfield damage repair.
The engagements were beneficial for all parties and helped to strengthen the NATO alliance and engineer capabilities throughout Europe.