An Alaska Air National Guardsman assigned to the 144th Airlift Squadron rings a bell during a final roll call for the fallen service members at the crash site of “Sitka 43” at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, July 27, 2023. On July 28th, 2010, a Boeing C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft assigned to the 3rd Wing, crashed shortly after take-off during a local training mission. The four crew members on board were killed in the crash; Majors Michael Freyholtz and Aaron Malone, pilots assigned to the Alaska Air National Guard’s 249th Airlift Squadron, Capt. Jeffrey Hill, a pilot assigned to the 517th Airlift Squadron, and Senior Master Sgt. Thomas Cicardo, 249th Airlift Squadron loadmaster. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Moises Vasquez)
Date Taken: | 07.27.2023 |
Date Posted: | 08.01.2023 12:22 |
Photo ID: | 7944808 |
VIRIN: | 230727-F-EM850-1194 |
Resolution: | 7360x4912 |
Size: | 21.28 MB |
Location: | JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, ALASKA, US |
Web Views: | 18 |
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