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Air Guard Joins Arctic Drills In Sweden

May 21 2019

USA

Air National Guard fighter and tanker units are in Sweden this week for training designed to defeat hostile air defenses, reports the Air Force Times.

The American units arrived last week at Kallax Air Base in Sweden for the drills.

The biennial Arctic Challenge drills are a Nordic aviation exercise that the U.S. participates in as part of its European Deterrence Initiative.

This year's exercise will more closely resemble a flag-level exercise, which typically provide scenario-based...

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