Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Dan Brake, a load master assigned to the 179th Airlift Wing, Ohio Air National Guard, observes Embassy staff members on a C-130 Hercules orientation flight conducted June 7, at Kecskemet Air Base, Hungary, during Exercise Load Diffuser. The 179AW traveled to the air base with two aircraft and nearly 40 Airmen to participate in Load Diffuser 17, a two-week Hungarian-led multinational exercise focused on enhancing interoperability capabilities and skills among NATO allied and European partner air forces by conducting joint operations and air defenses to mai
Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Dan Brake, a load master assigned to the 179th Airlift Wing, Ohio Air National Guard, observes Embassy staff members on a C-130 Hercules orientation flight conducted June 7, at Kecskemet Air Base, Hungary, during Exercise Load Diffuser. The 179AW traveled to the air base with two aircraft and nearly 40 Airmen to participate in Load Diffuser 17, a two-week Hungarian-led multinational exercise focused on enhancing interoperability capabilities and skills among NATO allied and European partner air forces by conducting joint operations and air defenses to maintain joint readiness, while also bolstering relationships within the Air National Guard’s State Partnership Program initiatives. Ohio became state partners with Hungary in 1993. Embassy staff were invited to participate in the flight to gain a better understanding of the Ohio National Guard mission and the SPP. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Elizabeth Holliker.
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