Ten members of the Swedish Air Force visited the New York Air National Guard's 106th Rescue Wing during a Key Leader Engagement, as part of the New York National Guard's State Partnership Program (SPP), at Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base, Westhampton Beach, N.Y., from November 17-20, 2024. The purpose of this initial SPP engagement was to provide Swedish personnel with an opportunity to learn first-hand the advanced search and rescue capabilities of the 106th and to allow key leaders and Airmen from the New York Air National Guard and personnel from the Swedish Air Force to get to know each other. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Sarah McKernan)
Ten members of the Swedish Air Force visited the New York Air National Guard's 106th Rescue Wing during a Key Leader Engagement, as part of the New York National Guard's State Partnership Program (SPP), at Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base, Westhampton Beach, N.Y., from November 17-20, 2024. The purpose of this initial SPP engagement was to provide Swedish personnel with an opportunity to learn first-hand the advanced search and rescue capabilities of the 106th and to allow key leaders and Airmen from the New York Air National Guard and personnel from the Swedish Air Force to get to know each other. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Sarah McKernan)
Members of the Swedish Air Force pose for a group photo in front of an HC-130J Combat King II search and rescue aircraft assigned to the 106th Rescue Wing, during a Key Leader Engagement, as part of the New York National Guard's State Partnership Program (SPP), at Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base, Westhampton Beach, N.Y., November 19, 2024. The purpose of this initial SPP engagement was to provide Swedish personnel with an opportunity to learn first-hand the advanced search and rescue capabilities of the 106th and to allow key leaders and Airmen from the New York Air National Guard and personnel from the Swedish Air Force to get to know each other. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Sarah McKernan)
U.S. Air Force Colonel Jeffrey Cannet, 106th Rescue Wing Commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Edward Rittberg, 106th Command Chief, receive a gift from Swedish Lt. Col. Sebastien Blixte, a Swedish Air Force Ranger and Chief of Operations for Blekinge Wing, Sweden, following a Key Leader Engagement, as part of the New York National Guard's State Partnership Program (SPP), at Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base, Westhampton Beach, N.Y., November 19, 2024. The purpose of this initial SPP engagement was to provide Swedish personnel with an opportunity to learn first-hand the advanced search and rescue capabilities of the 106th and to allow key leaders and Airmen from the New York Air National Guard and personnel from the Swedish Air Force to get to know each other. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Sarah McKernan)
U.S. Air Force Colonel Jeffrey Cannet, 106th Rescue Wing Commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Edward Rittberg, 106th Command Chief, receive a gift from Swedish Major Peter Afzelius, a C-130 pilot assigned to the Skaraborg Wing, Sweden, following a Key Leader Engagement, as part of the New York National Guard's State Partnership Program (SPP), at Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base, Westhampton Beach, N.Y., November 19, 2024. The purpose of this initial SPP engagement was to provide Swedish personnel with an opportunity to learn first-hand the advanced search and rescue capabilities of the 106th and to allow key leaders and Airmen from the New York Air National Guard and personnel from the Swedish Air Force to get to know each other. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Sarah McKernan)