New Hampshire Air National Guard KC-135 refuels C-5M on first Arctic overflight to Afghanistan [Image 29 of 41]

OVER CANADA, ALBERTA, CANADA

06.05.2011

Photo by Master Sgt. Scott Sturkol                                                                                                

Air Mobility Command

Master Sgt. Sam Blackwell, boom operator, flies in a KC-135R Stratotanker from the 157th Air Refueling Wing of the New Hampshire Air National Guard at Pease Air National Guard Base, N.H., while refueling a C-5M Super Galaxy from Dover Air Force Base, Del., over northern Canada, June 5. The C-5M's mission was to complete the first Arctic overflight from Dover AFB to Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. The plane successfully landed at Bagram just over 15 hours after take-off, June 6.

• Date Taken: 06.05.2011
• Date Posted: 06.23.2011 13:39
• Photo ID: 419768
• VIRIN: 110605-F-OK556-468
• Resolution: 2250x3133
• Size: 1.08 MB
• Location: OVER CANADA, ALBERTA, CA