Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Joseph Windle (left), a loadmaster assigned to the 167th Airlift Wing, West Virginia Air National Guard, and Air Force Tech. Sgt. Ryan Springer, an air transportation specialist assigned to the 167th Airlift Wing, West Virginia Air National Guard, unload cargo from a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft during the DEFENDER-Europe 22 exercise, May 23, 2022, in Kuressaare, Estonia. DEFENDER-Europe 22 is a multinational training exercise designed to demonstrate USAREUR-AF’s ability to aggregate US-based combat power quickly in Eastern Europe across multiple theater


Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Joseph Windle (left), a loadmaster assigned to the 167th Airlift Wing, West Virginia Air National Guard, and Air Force Tech. Sgt. Ryan Springer, an air transportation specialist assigned to the 167th Airlift Wing, West Virginia Air National Guard, unload cargo from a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft during the DEFENDER-Europe 22 exercise, May 23, 2022, in Kuressaare, Estonia. DEFENDER-Europe 22 is a multinational training exercise designed to demonstrate USAREUR-AF’s ability to aggregate US-based combat power quickly in Eastern Europe across multiple theaters in support of NATO and the National Defense Strategy as well as to leverage host national capabilities to increase USAREUR-AF’s operational reach.


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