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    A military ground crew member is performing pre-flight checks on an F-16 Fighting Falcon jet fighter on a concrete tarmac. A pilot is visible seated in the open cockpit wearing a green visor helmet. The aircraft is armed with at least one air-to-air missile visible on the wingtip.

    KESCKEMET AIR BASE, HUNGARY

    05.26.2017

    Photo by Senior Master Sgt. Beth Holliker 

    180th Fighter Wing Ohio National Guard

    Airman First Class Landon Haley, an F-16 Fighting Falcon mechanic assigned to the 180th Fighter Wing, Ohio Air National Guard, prepares a his aircraft for a training mission, May 26 at Kecskemet Air Base, Hungary. Approximately 150 Airmen and eight F-16 fighter jets from the 180FW traveled to the air base to participate in Load Diffuser 17, a two-week Hungarian-led multinational exercise focused on enhancing interoperability capabilities and skills among NATO allied and European partner air forces by conducting joint operations and air defenses to maintain joint readiness, while also bolstering relationships within the U.S. Air National Guard’s State Partnership Program initiatives. Ohio became state partners with Hungary in 1993. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Beth Holliker.

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    Date Taken: 05.26.2017
    Date Posted: 06.15.2017 16:29
    Photo ID: 3486784
    VIRIN: 170526-Z-ZJ624-0521
    Resolution: 4256x2832
    Size: 4.56 MB
    Location: KESCKEMET AIR BASE, HU
    Web Views: 37
    Downloads: 8

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