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    180th Fighter Wing Participates in Load Diffuser 17 [Image 32 of 41]

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    A military aircraft maintainer/crew chief is performing a pre-flight or post-flight inspection on what appears to be an F-16 Fighting Falcon jet fighter on a concrete flight line. The technician is wearing standard Air Force digital camouflage uniform, hearing protection, and gloves while working near the aircraft's nose landing gear and air intake area. The setting appears to be an outdoor airfield on a clear, sunny day with trees visible in the background.

    KESCKEMET AIR BASE, HUNGARY

    05.30.2017

    Photo by Senior Master Sgt. Beth Holliker 

    180th Fighter Wing Ohio National Guard

    Senior Airman Kristen Short, 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 30 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: 05.30.2017
    Date Posted: 06.15.2017 16:25
    Photo ID: 3486902
    VIRIN: 170530-Z-ZJ624-0587
    Resolution: 4256x2832
    Size: 4.28 MB
    Location: KESCKEMET AIR BASE, HU
    Web Views: 37
    Downloads: 8

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