A C-17 Globemaster III aircraft assigned to the 167th Airlift Wing, West Virginia Air National Guard, takes off from Kuressaare Airport, carrying cargo and passengers supporting the Defender 22 exercise, May 23, 2022, in Saaremaa, 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 nation’s capabilities to increase USAREUR-AF’s operational reach. ( Air National Guard
A C-17 Globemaster III aircraft assigned to the 167th Airlift Wing, West Virginia Air National Guard, takes off from Kuressaare Airport, carrying cargo and passengers supporting the Defender 22 exercise, May 23, 2022, in Saaremaa, 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 nation’s capabilities to increase USAREUR-AF’s operational reach. ( Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Enjoli Saunders)
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