Views from a KC-135 Stratotanker cockpit reveal icy plateaus over the Arctic on June 22. A tanker crew from Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., flew over 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 the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan.
Date Taken: | 06.22.2011 |
Date Posted: | 06.27.2011 12:23 |
Photo ID: | 421276 |
VIRIN: | 110622-F-AB111-031 |
Resolution: | 2358x1566 |
Size: | 1.21 MB |
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