Highlight video of cross-country training completed during Exercise Proptoberfest by 182nd Airlift Wing C-130H Hercules aircraft and a German Air Force A400M from the Bundeswehr’s Air Transport Wing 62 Sept. 3-14, 2024, in Illinois, Arizona, Colorado and California. The joint training in Exercise Proptoberfest between the Illinois Air National Guard’s 182nd Airlift Wing C-130s and the German Air Force A400Ms reinforces the NATO alliance, building on the successful collaboration during the Air Defender 23 exercise and emphasizing the strategic importance of partnerships in maintaining global security, consistent with the 2022 National Defense Strategy. (U.S. Air National Guard video by Staff Sgt. Katherine Jacobus)
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The Illinois Air National Guard’s 182d Airlift Wing successfully executed a cross-country training mission, Exercise Proptoberfest, with the German Air Force from Sept. 3 to 14, 2024. The collaboration reinforced the existing alliance between the two NATO nations and further advanced joint interoperability.
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