Members from the Illinois Air National Guard, Ohio Air National Guard and U.S. Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) conducted expeditionary site planning surveys at three Polish military airbases and one commercial airport during a two-week mission in October.
The expeditionary site planning survey (ESS) team included members from the Illinois Air National Guard’s 126th Air Refueling Wing and 182nd Airlift Wing as well as a contingency airfield pavement evaluation team from the 200th Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineer (REDHORSE), Ohio Air National Guard.
“This is the first time that anyone in the directorate can remember National Guard members augmenting the mission,” said Maj. Jason Chisolm, USAFE...
