Photo by Airman Sarah McClanahan | 175th Wing, Maryland Air National Guard | 08.07.2017
A crew chief assigned to the 175th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Maryland Air National Guard, fuels an A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft Aug. 7, 2017, at Ämari Air Base, Estonia. The flying training deployment is funded by the European Reassurance Initiative in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve. The U.S. Air Force’s forward presence in Europe allows the U.S. to work with allies and......
Photo by Tech. Sgt. Katie Justen | 459th Air Refueling Wing | 08.03.2017
Technical Sgt. Steve Hood, 756th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, refuels a 175th Wing Maryland Air National Guard A-10C Thunderbolt II while en route to Iceland Aug. 3, 2017. Two 459th Air Refueling Wing KC-135 Stratotankers and their crews embarked on a mission last week to provide en route refueling support to the 175 WG as the ANG unit made their way to Estonia to participate in a......
Photo by Tech. Sgt. Katie Justen | 459th Air Refueling Wing | 08.03.2017
A 175th Wing Maryland Air National Guard A-10C Thunderbolt II comes in on approach to the boom arm of a 459th Air Refueling Wing KC-135R Stratotanker en route to Iceland Aug. 3, 2017. The single KC-135 unloaded 33,100 pounds of fuel to five A-10s during the trip from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, to Iceland. Without the refueling capability of the KC-135s, the single-day overseas trip could......
