U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Nate Smart, a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft boom operator with the 126th Air Refueling Wing, Illinois Air National Guard, looks out of the view port of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft with the 126th Air Refueling Wing, Illinois Air National Guard (ANG), during air refueling operations over the coast of Georgia during exercise Sentry South 26.1 held at the Savannah Combat Readiness Training Center (CRTC), Savannah ANG Base, Georgia, Jan. 28, 2026. Sentry South 26.1 in Savannah is an ANG-led counterair exercise held at the Savannah CRTC, also known as the Air Dominance Center, that trains hundreds of participants annually in offensive and defensive counterair missions with 4th- and 5th-generation aircraft to enhance combat readiness and joint integration. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Josiah Meece).
| Date Taken: | 01.28.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 02.09.2026 11:17 |
| Photo ID: | 9509332 |
| VIRIN: | 260128-Z-XU318-1002 |
| Resolution: | 3024x2016 |
| Size: | 567.04 KB |
| Location: | SAVANNAH AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, GEORGIA, US |
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