WUNSDORF GERMANY--A New York Air National Guard C-17 Globemaster III aircraft with the 105th Airlift Wing New York National Guard prepares to taxi after dropping off cargo to be used for exercise Air Defender 2023 (AD23) at Wunstorf Air Base Wunstorf Germany June 2 2023. Exercise AD23 integrates both U.S. and Allied air-power to defend shared values while leveraging and strengthening vital partnerships to deter aggression around the world.