KC-135s arrive in Poland for BALTOPS 2016

A Polish air force service member marshals a KC-135 from the 100th Air Refueling Wing, England, in preparation for exercise Baltic Operations 2016 at Powidz Air Base, Poland, June 2, 2016. Fifteen NATO and two partner nations will participate in the 44th iteration of the multinational maritime exercise BALTOPS 2016 in Estonia, Finland, Germany, Poland, Sweden, and throughout the Baltic Sea, June 3-19, 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Erin Babis/Released)

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KC-135s arrive in Poland for BALTOPS 2016

A KC-135 pilot from the 100th Air Refueling Wing, England, lands at Powidz Air Base, Poland, in preparation for exercise Baltic Operations 2016, June 2, 2016. BALTOPS 2016, scheduled for June 3-19, 2016 in Estonia, Finland, Germany, Sweden, Poland, and throughout the Baltic Sea, is a joint, multinational, maritime-focused exercise designed to enhance flexibility and interoperability, as well as demonstrate resolve among NATO and partner forces to defend the Baltic region. The exercise will involve maritime, ground, and air forces to strengthen combined response capabilities necessary to ensure regional stability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Erin Babis/Released)

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KC-135s arrive in Poland for BALTOPS 2016

A Polish air force service member removes his headset after marshaling a KC-135 from the 100th Air Refueling Wing, England, in preparation for exercise Baltic Operations 2016 at Powidz Air Base, Poland, June 2, 2016. Fifteen NATO and two partner nations will participate in the 44th iteration of the multinational maritime exercise BALTOPS 2016 in Estonia, Finland, Germany, Poland, Sweden, and throughout the Baltic Sea, June 3-19, 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Erin Babis/Released)

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KC-135s arrive in Poland for BALTOPS 2016

Four KC-135s from the 100th Air Refueling Wing, England, and 434th Air Refueling Wing, Grissom Air Reserve Base, Indiana, land at Powidz Air Base, Poland, in preparation for exercise Baltic Operations 2016, June 2, 2016. Fifteen NATO and two partner nations will participate in the 44th iteration of the multinational maritime exercise BALTOPS 2016 in Estonia, Finland, Germany, Poland, Sweden, and throughout the Baltic Sea, June 3-19, 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Erin Babis/Released)

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KC-135s arrive in Poland for BALTOPS 2016

KC-135s from the 100th Air Refueling Wing, England, and 434th Air Refueling Wing, Grissom Air Reserve Base, Indiana, land at Powidz Air Base, Poland, in preparation for exercise Baltic Operations 2016, June 2, 2016. Fifteen NATO and two partner nations will participate in the 44th iteration of the multinational maritime exercise BALTOPS 2016 in Estonia, Finland, Germany, Poland, Sweden, and throughout the Baltic Sea, June 3-19, 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Erin Babis/Released)

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KC-135s arrive in Poland for BALTOPS 2016

A Polish air force service member helps unload a KC-135 from the 434th Air Refueling Wing, Grissom Air Reserve Base, Indiana, in preparation for exercise Baltic Operations 2016 at Powidz Air Base, Poland, June 2, 2016. BALTOPS 2016, scheduled for June 3-19, 2016 in Estonia, Finland, Germany, Sweden, Poland, and throughout the Baltic Sea, is a joint, multinational, maritime-focused exercise designed to enhance flexibility and interoperability, as well as demonstrate resolve among NATO and partner forces to defend the Baltic region. The exercise will involve maritime, ground, and air forces to strengthen combined response capabilities necessary to ensure regional stability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Erin Babis/Released)

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KC-135s arrive in Poland for BALTOPS 2016

U.S. Air Force and Polish air force service members unload a KC-135 from the 100th Air Refueling Wing, England, in preparation for exercise Baltic Operations 2016 at Powidz Air Base, Poland, June 2, 2016. BALTOPS 2016, scheduled for June 3-19, 2016 in Estonia, Finland, Germany, Sweden, Poland, and throughout the Baltic Sea, is a joint, multinational, maritime-focused exercise designed to enhance flexibility and interoperability, as well as demonstrate resolve among NATO and partner forces to defend the Baltic region. The exercise will involve maritime, ground, and air forces to strengthen combined response capabilities necessary to ensure regional stability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Erin Babis/Released)

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KC-135s arrive in Poland for BALTOPS 2016

Published June 3, 2016
By Senior Airman Erin Babis
USAFE public affairs

POWIDZ AIR BASE, Poland -- A Polish air force service member marshals a KC-135 from the 100th Air Refueling Wing, England, in preparation for exercise Baltic Operations 2016 at Powidz Air Base, Poland, June 2, 2016. Fifteen NATO and two partner nations will participate in the 44th iteration of the multinational maritime exercise BALTOPS 2016 in Estonia, Finland, Germany, Poland, Sweden, and throughout the Baltic Sea, June 3-19, 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Erin Babis/Released)