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The Iowa Air National Guard’s 185th Air Refueling Wing (ARW) and 132nd Fighter Wing (FW) are in Williamtown, New South Wales Australia. The Iowa based guard units are in Australia for a three week long exercise “Sentry Down Under”, working with the Royal Australian Air Forces (RAAF) 2nd Operational Conversion Flight, the 3rd Operational Squadron and the 77th Operational Squadron while in the Williamtown RAAF.
During “Sentry Down Under” one KC-135 air refueling aircraft and a total of 21 members of the 185th (ARW) flight and ground crew are providing mid-air refueling support for F-18’s from the RAAF. The Sioux City, Iowa based 185th is also providing refueling support for the 132nd Fighter Wing from Des Moines, Iowa while they are deployed here to Australia.
Several F-16s from the 132nd Fighter Wing are performing tactical sorties as well as familiarization flights while in Australia. By providing mid-air refueling the 185th is providing a unique service to the Australians who do not have mid-air refueling aircraft like the KC-135.
(Video of Sioux City Iowa based 185th Air Refueling Wing, Iowa Air National Guard flight line activities at RAAF Williamtown and a mid-air refueling of the Des Moines Iowa based 132nd Fighter Wing over Australia’s east coast.)
Video shows Tech Sgt Dave Henson of Cherokee, Iowa preparing a KC-135 for flight, and a mid air refueling mission over New South Wales. KC-135 is from the 185th ARW Sioux City, IA; F-16 is from 132nd FW Des Moines, IA.
| Date Taken: | 02.28.2011 |
| Date Posted: | 03.01.2011 09:12 |
| Category: | B-Roll |
| Video ID: | 108753 |
| VIRIN: | 110228-F-5570D-001 |
| Filename: | DOD_100135274 |
| Length: | 00:02:01 |
| Location: | WILLIAMTOWN, NS, AU |
| Downloads: | 51 |
| High-Res. Downloads: | 47 |
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