Alliance in focus: USAFE commander hosts German government officials for key talks

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Jason T. Hinds, U.S. Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa commander, greets Ambassador Jens Hanefeld, German Ambassador to the United States, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Feb. 10, 2026. Following a meeting with Luftwaffe officials at Germany's Büchel Air Base, Hanefeld visited Ramstein and USAFE-AFAFRICA for discussions on bilateral defense matters.

Alliance in focus: USAFE commander hosts German government officials for key talks

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Jason T. Hinds (left), U.S. Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa commander, greets Ambassador Jens Hanefeld (center), German Ambassador to the United States, and State Secretary Daniel Stich (right), Rheinland-Pfalz Ministry of the Interior at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Feb. 10, 2026. Following a meeting with Luftwaffe officials at Germany's Büchel Air Base, Hanefeld visited Ramstein and USAFE-AFAFRICA for discussions on bilateral defense matters.

Alliance in focus: USAFE commander hosts German government officials for key talks

Published Feb. 12, 2026
By Tech. Sgt. Alexandra M. Longfellow
U.S. Air Force in Europe - Air Forces Africa

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany -- U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Jason T. Hinds, U.S. Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa commander, greets Ambassador Jens Hanefeld, German Ambassador to the United States, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Feb. 10, 2026. Following a meeting with Luftwaffe officials at Germany's Büchel Air Base, Hanefeld visited Ramstein and USAFE-AFAFRICA for discussions on bilateral defense matters.