U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Paul Hebb, left, operations superintendent, and Senior Master Sgt. Nicholas Altgilbers, senior enlisted leader, both with the 146th Air Support Operations Squadron, 137th Special Operations Wing, Oklahoma National Guard monitor data transmissions in a mobile tactical operations center during exercise Air Defender 2023 (AD23) in Germany June 19, 2023. Exercise AD23 is a German-led exercise that integrates both U.S. and Allied air power to defend shared values, while leveraging and strengthening vital partnerships to deter aggression around the world. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Brigette Waltermire)
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U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Paul Hebb, operations superintendent, 146th Air Support Operations Squadron, 137th Special Operations Wing, Oklahoma National Guard, reads off a nine line to the pilot of a German Tornado combat aircraft during exercise Air Defender 2023 (AD23) in Germany June 15, 2023. Exercise AD23 is a German-led exercise that integrates both U.S. and Allied air power to defend shared values, while leveraging and strengthening vital partnerships to deter aggression around the world. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Brigette Waltermire)
Tags: 137th Special Operations Wing National Guard AD23 TACP 146th Air Support Operations Squadron command and control Germany OK OKNG Oklahoma Air Defender exercise 2023 German interoperability allies partners NG national guard guardsman guardsmen soldier soldiers airmen airman u.s. army force united states america USA military troops
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Richie Thammavongsa, tactical air control party specialist with the 146th Air Support Operations Squadron, 137th Special Operations Wing, Oklahoma National Guard, determines the distance to a point using a pocket laser range finder as the team rehearses reconnaissance operations during exercise Air Defender 2023 (AD23) in Germany June 19, 2023. Exercise AD23 is a German-led exercise that integrates both U.S. and Allied air power to defend shared values, while leveraging and strengthening vital partnerships to deter aggression around the world. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Brigette Waltermire)
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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jose Chavez, left, an aerial porter with the 146th Contingency Response Flight, 146th Airlift Wing, California National Guard, helps to load a C-17 aircraft assigned to the 172nd Airlift Wing, Mississippi National Guard, with personnel and cargo following exercise Air Defender 2023 (AD23) at Wunstorf Air Base, Wunstorf, Germany, June 27, 2023. Exercise AD 23 integrated U.S. and allied air power to defend shared values while leveraging and strengthening vital partnerships to deter aggression worldwide. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Michelle Ulber)
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U.S. Airmen with 123rd and 156th Contingency Response Groups and the 172nd and 146th Contingency Response Flights help to load a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft assigned to the 172nd Airlift Wing, Mississippi National Guard, with personnel and cargo following exercise Air Defender 2023 (AD23) at Wunstorf Air Base, Wunstorf, Germany, June 27, 2023. Exercise AD 23 integrated U.S. and allied air power to defend shared values while leveraging and strengthening vital partnerships to deter aggression worldwide. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Michelle Ulber)
Tags: National Guard AD23 Air Defender 146AW 146th Airlift Wing Air National Guard Wunstorf Lower Saxony Germany Air Defender NG national guard guardsman guardsmen soldier soldiers airmen airman u.s. army force united states america USA military troops 2023 cargo C-17 aircraft contingency response flight California CA CANG Mississippi MS MSNG