Lt. Col. Thomas Vauderwange

Lt. Col. Thomas Vauderwange, German Luftwaffe, enjoys a flight aboard a 403rd Wing WC-130J; he also flew with the 815th Airlift Squadron aboard their C-130J-30. Vauderwagne was one of two officers hosted by the 403rd Wing as part of the Department of Defense Reserve Officer Foreign Exchange Program. The purpose of the DoD ROFEP is to provide National Guard and Reserve officers training associated with mobilization duties while enhancing their ability to work and communicate with the military individuals of the host nation. To learn more about the program visit the DoD ROFEP website at http://ra.defense.gov/programs/rtm/rofep.html. (photo courtesy of Lt. Col. Max Kronenbitter)