Photo by Master Sgt. Brian Ellison | 126th Air Refueling Wing | 08.02.2023
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Spencer Liedl, 126th Operations Group, pilot, inspects a KC-135 Stratotanker prior to take-off in support of ExerciseNorthern Agility 2023, Aug. 1, 2023 at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. Exercise Northern Agility 2023 encompasses the Air National Guard’s portion of Exercise Northern Strike 2023. NS23 is a premier reserve component training event that integrates both......
Photo by Master Sgt. Brian Ellison | 126th Air Refueling Wing | 06.24.2023
From left: U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Tom Shearer, reviews flight plans with his crew, Airman 1st Class Isabel Wiggins, and Capt. Mike Miller, all with the 108th Air Refueling Squadron, 126th Air Refueling Wing, Illinois National Guard, prior to heading out for their air refueling mission following exercise Air Defender 2023 (AD23), at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, June 24, 2023. Exercise......
Photo by Master Sgt. Brian Ellison | 126th Air Refueling Wing | 06.24.2023
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Caleb Johnson, air refueling specialist, 126 Air Refueling Wing, Illinois National Guard, waits for F-15 Eagle aircraft to arrive for refueling over the Atlantic Ocean, after returning from exercise Air Defender 2023 (AD23) June 24, 2023. Exercise AD23 was a German-led exercise that integrated both U.S. and Allied air-power to defend shared values, while......
Photo by Master Sgt. Brian Ellison | 126th Air Refueling Wing | 06.24.2023
A U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagle pilot with the 159th Fighter Wing, Louisiana National Guard gives the “hang loose” sign as he disconnects from a KC-135 Stratotanker, assigned to the 126th Air Refueling Wing, Illinois National Guard, during Air Defender 23, June 24, 2023. Exercise AD23 was a German-led exercise that integrated both U.S. and Allied air-power to defend shared values, while......
Photo by Master Sgt. Brian Ellison | 126th Air Refueling Wing | 06.24.2023
U.S. Airmen with the 108th Air Refueling Squadron,126th Air Refueling Wing, Illinois National Guard, perform pre-flight briefs before refueling F-15 Eagle aircraft that are redeploying following exercise Air Defender 2023 (AD23), at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, June 24, 2023. Exercise AD23 was a German-led exercise that integrated both U.S. and Allied air-power to defend shared values, while......
Photo by Master Sgt. Brian Ellison | 126th Air Refueling Wing | 06.24.2023
U.S. Air Force Capt. Vaughn Campbell, a pilot with the 906th Air Refueling Squadron, speaks with his crew during a preflight briefing before they refuel F-15 Eagle aircraft that are redeploying after showcasing their skills during exercise Air Defender 2023 (AD23), at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, June 24, 2023. Exercise AD23 was a German-led exercise that integrated both U.S. and Allied......
Photo by Master Sgt. Brian Ellison | 126th Air Refueling Wing | 06.24.2023
U.S. Air Force Capt. Vaughn Campbell, 906th Air Refueling Squadron, inspects his aircraft during a preflight inspection prior to takeoff to refuel aircraft returning from exercise Air Defender 2023 (AD23), at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, June 24, 2023. Exercise AD23 was a German-led exercise that integrated both U.S. and Allied air-power to defend shared values, while leveraging and......
Photo by Master Sgt. Brian Ellison | 126th Air Refueling Wing | 06.24.2023
U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagle aircraft assigned to the 159th Fighter Wing, Louisiana Air National Guard, participating in exercise Air Defender 2023 (AD23) out of Hohn, Germany fly along with a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 126th Air Refueling Wing, Illinois National Guard, over the north Atlantic while redeploying after participating in AD23, June 24, 2023. Exercise AD23 was a German-led......
