Refueling Wing Linchpin to Allied Training
Staff Sgt. Robert Washington, 459th Maintenance Squadron crew chief, waits for passengers to arrive on the Keflavík International Airport, Iceland, flight line prior to a mission to Estonia Aug. 4, 2017. Two 459th Air Refueling Wing KC-135R Stratotankers and their crews embarked on a mission last week to provide en route refueling support to the 175th Wing Maryland National Guard as the ANG unit made its way to Estonia to participate in a state partnership program. During the leg from Maryland to a layover in Iceland, the single KC-135 unloaded 33,100 pounds of fuel to five A-10 Thunderbolt IIs. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Kat Justen)