Aviation Structural Mechanic S (Structures) 2nd Class Craig Valoris and Aviation Electronics Technician AIRMAN (ATAN) Jeffery Bauder pack a drag chute into an ERA-3B Skywarrior aircraft during the US 3rd Fleet North Pacific Exercise (NORPACEX). The joint Air Force and Navy exercise not only provides training for fighter pilots and tactical controllers, but also tests the ability of those services to operate together for the defense of Alaska
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base
State: Alaska (AK)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: SGT W. Thornton
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
Fighter planes and military aircrafts.
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Date
08/11/1987
Location
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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