Utah's 151st Air Refueling Wing offers support for training in Germany Published Jan. 26, 2015 By Staff Sgt. Annie Edwards 151st Air Refueling Wing SALT LAKE CITY, Utah -- Nearly 30 Airmen from the Utah Air National Guard's 151st Air Refueling Wing spent two weeks at Geilenkirchen Air Base, Germany, Jan. 4-16 to provide air refueling support during training flights for NATO E-3A Sentry aircraft pilots. The E-3A component, made up of members from 15 different countries, operates Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft used primarily for surveillance, as well as command, control and communications. These surveillance flights can last more than 10 hours and require air refueling for completion. "The air refueling is used to extend our time on station, meaning we can provide a longer time on station and therefore provide a longer air picture to the receiving units," said Lt. Col. Frank Bareither, an E-3A training wing branch chief for the flight technicians. (Full Story)