Sgt. Jacob Girardin, a refueler with E Company, 3-10 General Support Aviation Battalion, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, montiors the refueling of a Finnish Air Force F-18/A Hornet jet at Lielvarde Air Base, Latvia, on May 18. The jet and crew successfully completed a testing of the base's landing strip and braking functions, certifying it for use by other NATO forces jets in the future.

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