An A-10C Thunderbolt II assigned to the Maryland Air National Guard’s 104th Fighter Squadron takes off for a training mission during Saber Strike 15 from Ämari AB, Estonia, June 8, 2015. Saber Strike is an exercise that aims to continue to improve US interoperability with ally and partner nations, while increasing their capacity to conduct a full spectrum of military operations. (Air National Guard photo by TSgt. Christopher Schepers.