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    MANAS AIR BASE, KYRGYZSTAN

    03.19.2009

    Photo by Tech. Sgt. Phyllis Hanson 

    376th Air Expeditionary Wing

    Capt. Matthew Jaeger, Senior Airman Mckayla Dick, and 1st Lt. Vance Feavel stand before the KC-135 Stratotanker they safely landed using GPS and support from a nearby C-17 when the navigation systems failed during a refueling sortie from Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan, March 16. The crew is deployed from the 92nd Air Refueling Squadron at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. The pilot, Captain Jaeger, is originally from Croton, Ohio. Co-pilot Lieutenant Feavel is a native of North Pole, Alaska. Airman Dick, the boom operator, is originally from El Paso, Texas.

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    Date Taken: 03.19.2009
    Date Posted: 03.20.2009 08:34
    Photo ID: 158429
    VIRIN: 090319-F-6676H-001
    Resolution: 3008x2000
    Size: 4.93 MB
    Location: MANAS AIR BASE, KG

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