An F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft takes off during exercise Load Diffuser 17 at Kecskemet Air Base, Hungary, May 26, 2017. The pilots are assigned to the Ohio Air National Guard’s 180th Fighter Wing. More than 150 airmen and eight F-16s are participating in the two-week multinational exercise focused on enhancing interoperability capabilities and skills among NATO allied and European partner air forces by conducting joint operations and air defenses to maintain joint readiness. Air National Guard photo by Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Beth Holliker