This year more than 175 Airmen from the Duluth, Minn. based 148th Fighter Wing will be the American asset in the annual exercise held at Leeuwarden Air Base. Frisian Flag is a 12-day NATO partnership exercise in the Netherlands will allow all international participants of the exercise to execute training on operational tactics in an operational setting with multiple coalition partners like Germany, Spain, Poland, France, and the United States. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Lynette Hoke / Released)