Photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Ruano | 52nd Fighter Wing | 10.21.2014
U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 182nd Airlift Wing, Illinois Air National Guard, Peoria, Ill., and Detachment 1, 52nd Operations Group, from Lask Air Base, Poland, applaud students during their visit at Zespol Szkol Ponadgimnazjalnych W Kleczewie, a Polish high school, in Kleczewie, Poland, Oct. 21, 2014. More than 20 Airmen volunteered to visit the school during their free time in order......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Ruano | 52nd Fighter Wing | 10.21.2014
Daria Hartwich, a student, sings for U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 182nd Airlift Wing, Illinois Air National Guard, Peoria, Ill., and Detachment 1, 52nd Operations Group, from Lask Air Base, Poland, at Zespol Szkol Ponadgimnazjalnych W Kleczewie, a Polish high school, in Kleczewie, Poland, Oct. 21, 2014. The school welcomed the Airmen, presented songs, held a question-and-answer......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Ruano | 52nd Fighter Wing | 10.20.2014
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Press Chapin, a crew chief of the 182nd Airlift Wing, Illinois Air National Guard, Peoria, Ill., positions the propeller of a C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft at Powidz Air Base, Poland, Oct. 20, 2014. The Illinois Air National Guard and Polish airmen have learned and worked together for more than 20 years on a variety of exercises and events, building interoperability......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Ruano | 52nd Fighter Wing | 10.20.2014
U.S. Air Force pilots from the 182nd Airlift Wing, Illinois Air National Guard, Peoria, Ill., taxi their C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft on Powidz Air base, Poland, Oct. 20, 2014. The guardsmen’s night mission performed on-station training to test their capability to perform missions in low-light sorties. The U.S. Air Force’s forward presence in Europe allows allies and partners to develop......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Ruano | 52nd Fighter Wing | 10.20.2014
The image of a C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft assigned to the 182nd Airlift Wing, Illinois Air National Guard, Peoria, Ill., is reflected on rain water at Powidz Air Base, Poland, Oct. 20, 2014. The U.S. Air Force Aviation Detachment, 52nd Operations Group, at Lask Air Base, Poland, hosted the 182nd AW during bilateral training with the Polish air force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt.......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Ruano | 52nd Fighter Wing | 10.20.2014
U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 182nd Airlift Wing, Illinois Air National Guard, Peoria, Ill., keep dry under the wing of their C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft during a training mission at Powidz Air Base, Poland, Oct. 20, 2014. The ANG continually sends Airmen and aircraft to Europe to help provide a determined presence during uncertain times. Air Guardsmen work alongside numerous NATO partners,......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Ruano | 52nd Fighter Wing | 10.07.2014
U.S. Air Force Capt. Benjamin Griffith, 606th Air Control Squadron alpha flight commander from Bartlett, Tenn., and his wife Christina pose during a photo shoot. The couple is currently expecting their first child while Benjamin is deployed. (Courtesy photo/Released)...
Photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Ruano | 52nd Fighter Wing | 10.07.2014
U.S. Air Force Capt. Benjamin Griffith, 606th Air Control Squadron alpha flight commander from Bartlett, Tenn., and his wife Christina hug at a military event. The couple has been together for more than four years. (Courtesy photo/Released)...
