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KC-135 Stratotanker pilots from Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., go over mission plans for a historic polar over-flight mission from Washington state to Kyrgyzstan on June 21. Included in this photo are: (from left) Capt. Jared Gude, 92nd Air Refueling Squadron; Lt. Col. Thorne Tibbitts, 141st Aircraft Maintenance Generation Squadron; and Maj. Jeff Schrum, 92nd ARS. The KC-135 Stratotanker flew over the Arctic Circle and the North Pole for the first time June 21 to 22 as part of an “iron swap” mission along a new, more efficient route from Moses Lake, Wash., to Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan.
| Date Taken: | 06.21.2011 |
| Date Posted: | 06.27.2011 12:26 |
| Photo ID: | 421268 |
| VIRIN: | 110621-F-AB111-005 |
| Resolution: | 2787x1851 |
| Size: | 1.75 MB |
| Location: | MOSES LAKE, WASHINGTON, US |
| Web Views: | 149 |
| Downloads: | 2 |
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Tanker's first flight over top of the world marks new era in efficiency
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