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Air National Guard from several states involved in Saber Strike 15 exercise

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  • By Capt. Chase P. McFarland
  • USAFE-AFAFRICA Public Affairs
ADAZI TRAINING AREA, Latvia --  Air National Guard planes and Airmen from several states are among about 6,000 personnel from 13 countries participating in the Saber Strike 15 exercise taking place in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland, June 8 through 19.

Air Force equipment in the exercise include KC-135 Stratotankers from the Michigan Air National Guard, the Pennsylvania Air National Guard and the U.S. Air Force Reserves out of Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina; F-16 Fighting Falcons from the South Carolina Air National Guard; A-10 Thunderbolt IIs from the Maryland Air National Guard; B-52 Stratofortresses from Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota; and C-130J Super Hercules from Ramstein Air Base, Germany.


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