Nine Air National Guard aircraft fly in final C-130 mission of Air Defender 2023 out of Wunstorf Air Base with Romanian and German allies

U.S. Air Force Captains John Maloney, front, and Jake Fisher, both pilots assigned to the 158th Airlift Squadron, 165th Airlift Wing, Georgia National Guard, wave from the cockpit of a C-130 Hercules aircraft while taxiing on the flight line after flying a nine-ship formation flight as their final mission of exercise Air Defender 2023 (AD23).. 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 Master Sgt. Caila Arahood)

PHOTO BY: Master Sgt. Caila Arahood
VIRIN: 230622-Z-PJ280-1007.JPG
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NIKON Z 6

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NIKKOR Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR S

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63/10

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1/320

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80

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