A U.S. Air Force boom operator, assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron Detachment 1, conducts a pre-flight inspection of a KC-135 Stratotanker before take-off at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan Jan. 31, 2018. The purpose of a pre-flight inspection is to ensure the aircraft and all of its various systems are in good working order to fly and carry out its mission. The KC-135 is extends the reach of aircraft like the A-10 Thunderbolt II and F-16 Fighting Falcon, which are deployed to Afghanistan to support counterterror combat operations. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Paul
Labbe)
Date Taken: | 01.31.2018 |
Date Posted: | 02.07.2018 09:07 |
Photo ID: | 4122534 |
VIRIN: | 180131-F-MQ799-0001 |
Resolution: | 4234x2823 |
Size: | 5.21 MB |
Location: | KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, AF |
Web Views: | 58 |
Downloads: | 14 |
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