A Air Force A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft assigned to the 127th Wing, Michigan National Guard, takes off at Jagel Airfield, Germany, on the kickoff day of exercise Air Defender 2023 (AD23), June 9, 2023. There are 24 varying types of aircraft among the approximately 250 participating aircraft, with nearly 100 of these aircraft assigned to more than 40 Air National Guard units—marking AD23 as the largest air forces deployment exercise since NATO was founded. ( Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Sarah M. McClanahan)

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Keywords: 2023, ad23, air, defender, guard, national, nato, stronger