Exercise Load Diffuser 17 concluded with a ceremony attended by approximately 250 military members from the United States, Hungary and Slovakia, June 8, at Kecskemet Air Base, Hungary. Air Force Maj. Gen. Mark Bartman, adjutant general of the Ohio Air National Guard, spoke at the ceremony to recognize the success and hard work of the exercise participants and the long-standing prosperous partnership between Hungary and the Ohio National Guard. Six nations participated in the two-week Hungarian-led multinational exercise, supported by eight different types of aircraft, that started on May


Exercise Load Diffuser 17 concluded with a ceremony attended by approximately 250 military members from the United States, Hungary and Slovakia, June 8, at Kecskemet Air Base, Hungary. Air Force Maj. Gen. Mark Bartman, adjutant general of the Ohio Air National Guard, spoke at the ceremony to recognize the success and hard work of the exercise participants and the long-standing prosperous partnership between Hungary and the Ohio National Guard. Six nations participated in the two-week Hungarian-led multinational exercise, supported by eight different types of aircraft, that started on May 22, 2017, and 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.


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