Training underway in Souda Bay

Capt. Kirk Devine, 555th Fighter Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot, and Senior Airman Daniel Baston, 31st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, both from Aviano Air Base, Italy finish pre-flight checks during a flying training deployment at Souda Bay, Greece on Jan. 23, 2016. Fourteen Aviano F-16s, one KC-135 Stratotanker from the Arizona Air National Guard’s 161st Air Refueling Wing and 280 Airmen deployed to Souda Bay to train with Greece’s Hellenic air force for the two week FTD, scheduled from Jan. 20 to Feb. 3. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Austin Harvill)

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Training underway in Souda Bay

Capt. Kirk Devine, 555th Fighter Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot from Aviano Air Base, Italy taxis toward the runway during a flying training deployment at Souda Bay, Greece on Jan. 23, 2016. Fourteen Aviano F-16s, one KC-135 Stratotanker from the Arizona Air National Guard’s 161st Air Refueling Wing and 280 Airmen deployed to Souda Bay to train with Greece’s Hellenic air force for the two week FTD, scheduled from Jan. 20 to Feb. 3. The FTD was hosted to evaluate aircraft and personnel capabilities and increase interoperability between the two NATO allies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Austin Harvill)

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Training underway in Souda Bay

Capt. Kirk Devine, 555th Fighter Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot from Aviano Air Base, Italy prepares for takeoff during a flying training deployment at Souda Bay, Greece on Jan. 23, 2016. Fourteen Aviano F-16s, one KC-135 Stratotanker from the Arizona Air National Guard’s 161st Air Refueling Wing and 280 Airmen deployed to Souda Bay to train with Greece’s Hellenic air force for the two week FTD, scheduled from Jan. 20 to Feb. 3. The FTD was hosted to evaluate aircraft and personnel capabilities and increase interoperability between the two NATO allies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Austin Harvill)

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Training underway in Souda Bay

An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 555th Fighter Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy sits on the runway at Souda Bay, Greece on Jan. 23, 2016. Fourteen Aviano F-16s, one KC-135 Stratotanker from the Arizona Air National Guard’s 161st Air Refueling Wing and 280 Airmen deployed to Souda Bay to train with Greece’s Hellenic air force for two weeks during a flying training deployment, scheduled from Jan. 20 to Feb. 3. The FTD was hosted to evaluate aircraft and personnel capabilities and increase interoperability between the two NATO allies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Austin Harvill)

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Training underway in Souda Bay

An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the Hellenic air force takes off at Souda Bay, Greece on Jan. 23, 2016. The Hellenic air force is training with the 555th Fighter Squadron from Aviano Air Base, Italy and the Arizona Air National Guard's 161st Air Refueling Wing during a flying training deployment to evaluate aircraft and personnel capabilities and improve interoperability between the two NATO allies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Austin Harvill)

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Training underway in Souda Bay

The helmet of an F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot from the 555th Fighter Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy awaits its owner during a flying training deployment at Souda Bay, Greece on Jan. 23, 2016. The FTD was hosted to evaluate aircraft and personnel capabilities and to train with Greece's Hellenic air force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Austin Harvill)

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Training underway in Souda Bay

Three 31st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Airmen run pre-flight checks on an F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 555th Fighter Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy during a flying training deployment at Souda Bay, Greece on Jan. 23, 2016. Fourteen Aviano F-16s, one KC-135 Stratotanker from the Arizona Air National Guard’s 161st Air Refueling Wing and 280 Airmen deployed to Souda Bay to train with Greece’s Hellenic air force for the two week FTD, scheduled from Jan. 20 to Feb. 3. The FTD was hosted to evaluate aircraft and personnel capabilities and increase interoperability between the two NATO allies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Austin Harvill)

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Training underway in Souda Bay

Capt. Kirk Devine, 555th Fighter Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot from Aviano Air Base, Italy prepares to enter his jet cockpit during a flying training deployment at Souda Bay, Greece on Jan. 23, 2016. Fourteen Aviano F-16s, one KC-135 Stratotanker from the Arizona Air National Guard’s 161st Air Refueling Wing and 280 Airmen deployed to Souda Bay to train with Greece’s Hellenic air force for the two week FTD, scheduled from Jan. 20 to Feb. 3. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Austin Harvill)

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Training underway in Souda Bay

An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 555th Fighter Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy takes off during a flying training deployment at Souda Bay, Greece on Jan. 23, 2016. The 555th FS and Arizona Air National Guard's 161st Air Refueling Wing are participating in the FTD, scheduled from Jan. 20 to Feb. 3. The FTD was hosted to evaluate aircraft and personnel capabilities and increase interoperability between the two NATO allies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Austin Harvill)

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Training underway in Souda Bay

Published Jan. 27, 2017
By Staff Sgt. Austin Harvill
31st Fight Wing Public Affairs

SOUDA BAY, Greece --

Fourteen F-16 Fighting Falcons from Aviano Air Base, Italy, one KC-135 Stratotanker from the Arizona Air National Guard’s 161st Air Refueling Wing and 280 Airmen deployed to Souda Bay, Greece to train with Greece’s Hellenic air force for a flying training deployment, scheduled from Jan. 20 to Feb. 3. The FTD was hosted to evaluate aircraft and personnel capabilities and increase interoperability between the two NATO allies.