Air Force Airman 1st Class Matthew Kasch, and Tech Sgt. Peter Wirth, weapons technicians assigned to the 140th Wing, Colorado Air National Guard inspect and ensure readiness of MK-82 500 pound bombs at Amari Air Base, Estonia before loading them on an F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to 120th Fighter Squadron, Colorado Air National Guard for a live bomb drop at the Adazi range in Latvia during Saber Strike 18, June 14, 2018. Saber Strike 18 is the eighth iteration of the long-standing Army Europe-led cooperative training exercise designed to enhance interoperability among allies and reg


Air Force Airman 1st Class Matthew Kasch, and Tech Sgt. Peter Wirth, weapons technicians assigned to the 140th Wing, Colorado Air National Guard inspect and ensure readiness of MK-82 500 pound bombs at Amari Air Base, Estonia before loading them on an F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to 120th Fighter Squadron, Colorado Air National Guard for a live bomb drop at the Adazi range in Latvia during Saber Strike 18, June 14, 2018. Saber Strike 18 is the eighth iteration of the long-standing Army Europe-led cooperative training exercise designed to enhance interoperability among allies and regional partners. This year's exercise will take place June 3-15, focusing on improving land and air operational capabilities with an additional key objective to train with NATO's enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) battlegroups.


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