Air Force Master Sgt. Wolfram Stumpf, public affairs supervisor assigned to the 140th Wing, Colorado Air National Guard and Senior Airmen Andre McClain, boom operator assigned to the 171st Air Refueling Squadron, for F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the 120th Fighter Squadron, Colorado Air National Guard waits in the back of a KC-135 Stratotanker above the Baltic Sea to conduct refuel operations during Saber Strike 18. Saber Strike 18 is the eighth iteration of the long-standing Army Europe-led cooperative training exercise designed to enhance interoperability among allies and regio
Air Force Master Sgt. Wolfram Stumpf, public affairs supervisor assigned to the 140th Wing, Colorado Air National Guard and Senior Airmen Andre McClain, boom operator assigned to the 171st Air Refueling Squadron, for F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the 120th Fighter Squadron, Colorado Air National Guard waits in the back of a KC-135 Stratotanker above the Baltic Sea to conduct refuel operations during Saber Strike 18. Saber Strike 18 is the eighth iteration of the long-standing Army Europe-led cooperative training exercise designed to enhance interoperability among allies and regional partners. This year's exercise will take place June 3-15, focusing on improving land and air operational capabilities with an additional key objective to train with NATO's enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) battlegroups.
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