177th Fighter Wing, 108th Wing Strengthen ACE Capabilities durin
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Elijah Ivey, a tactical aircraft maintainer assigned to the 177th Maintenance Squadron, performs routine pre-flight inspections on an F-16C Fighting Falcon fighter jet, from the New Jersey Air National Guard’s 177th Fighter Wing, at Aviano Air Base, Italy, Oct. 22, 2024. The procedure was a part of Operation Pegasus Dawn, an Agile Combat Employment training mission designed to support the 108th Wing’s transition from KC-135 Stratotanker refueler aircraft to the newer KC-46 Pegasus model. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Darion Boyd)