U.S. Airmen with the 169th Airlift Squadron, 182nd Airlift Wing (AW), Illinois National Guard, travel to multiple air bases in Germany to transport Airmen, equipment, and refuel an A-10 Thunderbolt aircraft with fuel from a C-130 Hercules aircraft assigned to the 182nd AW during exercise Air Defender 2023 (AD23) from Wunstorf Air Base, Germany, June 19, 2023. Exercise AD23 integrates both U.S. and allied air-power to defend shared values, while leveraging and strengthening vital partnerships to deter aggression around the world. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Paul Helmig) More