The 126th Logistics Readiness Squadron and 126th Communications Flight of the 126th Air Refueling Wing, Illinois Air National Guard, recently deployed for training to Ramstein Air Base, Germany.
They worked alongside the 86th Logistics Readiness Squadron and the 721st Aerial Port Squadron.
Annually, all Guardsmen are required to complete two weeks of training to maintain duty standards and ensure readiness if called upon to support military contingency operations, extend humanitarian aid, or provide natural disaster relief efforts stateside and around the world.
“Benefits of the 126th training at the 86th is that we have a unique opportunity to embed ourselves in a unit that has a vastly larger operation than the one we have...