Dover lieutenant colonel, Spring Hill native, serves as aircraft commander for historic Arctic airlift mission [Image 1 of 3]

DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, DELAWARE, UNITED STATES

06.05.2011

Photo by Master Sgt. Scott Sturkol                                                                                                 

Air Mobility Command

Lt. Col. Thomas Loper, C-5M Super Galaxy pilot, flies a C-5M on a mission from Dover Air Force Base, Del., on June 5, 2011. The C-5M's mission was to complete the first Arctic overflight from Dover Air Force Base to Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. The plane successfully landed at Bagram just over 15 hours later on June 6, 2011.

• Date Taken: 06.05.2011
• Date Posted: 06.30.2011 13:53
• Photo ID: 422455
• VIRIN: 110605-F-OK556-220
• Resolution: 3150x2100
• Size: 1.74 MB
• Location: DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, DELAWARE, US