Members of the 149th Fighter Wing recently deployed to the Czech Republic to participate in an air-to-air exercise called Sky Avenger. This year’s exercise coincides with 100 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries and is the 25th anniversary that Czech and U.S. forces have partnered together under the National Guard’s State Partnership Program.
SOT: Maj. Thomas Werner, F-16 instructor pilot
“I think it’s a fantastic opportunity to actually celebrate the 25th anniversary on location, working with Nebraska, working with the Czechs, and what better way than to celebrate it by doing an exercise joint-wise where we get to integrate with them, where we get to refuel with Nebraska, get to fly with the Czechs and...
