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U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. James Routt a HC-130P pilot with the 550th Special Operations Squadron and Capt. Phillip Varilek with the 71st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, talk during the last combat mission of Routt's career, Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, April 12, 2012. Routt is currently the oldest active pilot in the Air Force and is augmenting for the 71st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron. The mission of the 71st ERQS is to provide personnel recovery, casualty evacuation and aeromedical evacuation assets to hostile locations. The 71st ERQS is the only fixed wing aircraft squadron dedicated to medical evacuation missions in Afghanistan.
| Date Taken: | 04.12.2012 |
| Date Posted: | 04.13.2012 12:57 |
| Photo ID: | 558951 |
| VIRIN: | 120412-F-FA171-092 |
| Resolution: | 4256x2832 |
| Size: | 1.81 MB |
| Location: | CAMP BASTION, AF |
| Web Views: | 287 |
| Downloads: | 9 |
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From Vietnam to OEF: Pilot flies last mission of career
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