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U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels,

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Airmen with the 303rd Fighter Squadron perform a show

AIRPLANE CRASH FIRE PROGRAM MATERIAL

A U.S. Marine Corps RQ-11B Raven unmanned aircraft

Mrs. Earl B. Fowler Jr., ship's sponsor, breaks the champagne bottle on the forward hydrofoil of the guided missile patrol combatant (hydrofoil) ARIES (PHM-5) as Boeing Marine Systems Vice President Robert E. Bateman watches during launching. Mrs. Fowler is the wife of VADM Earl B. Fowler Jr., commander, Naval Sea Systems Command. The vessel was built by Boeing Marine systems

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The 452nd Air Mobility Wing hosts the March Field Air

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A view of the refueling boom drogue of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft from the 307th Air Refueling Squadron

A KC-135 Stratotanker crew conduct pre-flight checks

A close-up view of the refueling boom and drogue of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft from the 307th Air Refueling Squadron

High angle front view of a Royal Air Force RF-4 Phantom II aircraft approaching the refueling drogue of a KC-135 Stratotanker for in-flight refueling. The KC-135 is assigned to the 306th Strategic Refueling Wing

High angle front view of a Royal Air Force RF-4 Phantom II aircraft approaching the refueling drogue of a KC-135 Stratotanker for in-flight refueling. The KC-135 is assigned to the 306th Strategic Refueling Wing

A B-52G Stratofortress aircraft approaches the boom of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft for in-flight refueling during an operational readiness inspection by the Strategic Air Command Inspector General Team

Aircrew perform pre-flight checks in a KC-135 Stratotanker

The co-pilot of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft helps run through the preflight cockpit check prior to a mission during Operation Desert Shield

A B-52G Stratofortress aircraft approaches the tail of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft for in-flight refueling during an operational readiness inspection by the Strategic Air Command Inspector General Team

A ground crewman checks the refueling boom drogue of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft prior to a refueling mission. The aircraft is assigned to the 307th Air Refueling Squadron

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The original finding aid described this photograph as:

Base: Travis Air Force Base

State: California (CA)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: MAJ Tobias Van Rossum Daum

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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01/03/1978
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