Story by Sgt. Andrea Kent | U.S. Army North | 10.26.2023
5TH CANADIAN DIVISION SUPPORT BASE GAGETOWN, New Brunswick, Canada – A U.S. Army Soldier specializing in bomb disposal from the 192d Ordnance Battalion “Renegades” honed his skills to counter and dispose of explosive threats during Exercise Ardent Defender in Canada, Oct. 20 – Nov. 4, 2023....
Story by Master Sgt. Patrick Espeut | 105th Airlift Wing | 08.01.2023
Members of 105th Airlift Wing, based at Stewart Air National Guard Base in New York, supported exercise Air Defender 2023 from June 12 through June 23. Exercise AD23 marks the largest deployment exercise of air forces in NATO's history....
Story by Master Sgt. Caila Arahood | 165th Airlift Wing | 07.17.2023
his summer, one Savannah C-130 Hercules aircraft along with nearly 60 Airmen from the 165th Airlift Wing, Georgia Air National Guard, traveled to Germany in support of Air Defender 2023, the largest collective defense air exercise since the inception of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in 1949. This exercise marks a historic milestone for the 165th AW, as it was the final large-scale......
Story by Senior Master Sgt. Julie Avey | 168th Wing | 07.17.2023
EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska – Airmen of the 168th Wing, Alaska Air National Guard, deployed to Iceland and Scotland and returned home to Eielson Air Force Base after supporting the German-led exercise Air Defender 2023, the largest Air Force deployment exercise since NATO was formed in 1949....
Story by Michael Crane | 139th Airlift Wing | 07.10.2023
During the month of June, the 139th Airlift Wing supported the NATO exercise Air Defender 2023 with approximately 25 personnel and one C-130 Hercules aircraft. A large portion of that support was nine Airmen from the 139th Maintenance Group....
Story by Staff Sgt. Paul Helmig | 182nd Airlift Wing | 07.04.2023
WUNSTORF AIR BASE, Germany – The C-130 Hercules aircraft operations led by the 182nd Airlift Wing (AW), Illinois Air National Guard, concluded as over 440 U.S. Airmen from 11 states and Puerto Rico have redeployed out of Wunstorf Air Base, Germany. The multifaceted exercise involved various types of missions on the ground and throughout German airspace, challenging Airmen to complete......
Story by Senior Master Sgt. Vicky Spesard | 123rd Airlift Wing | 07.03.2023
Although the 123rd CRE’s mission was to move cargo and personnel into and out of the theater of operations, the unit’s Airmen also shared contingency response expertise with their partner nation here, engaging with the German Luftwaffe to enhance interoperability in future operations....
Story by Tech. Sgt. Brigette Waltermire | 137th Special Operations Wing | 06.30.2023
Eight tactical air control party specialists and two special warfare mission support personnel with the 146th Air Support Operations Squadron, Oklahoma National Guard, supported exercise Air Defender 2023, providing joint all-domain command and control to the combined force air component commander June 12-23, 2023, throughout the U.S. European Command area of responsibility....
