U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Christopher Wand, 2nd infantry Brigade Combat Team, 11th Airborne Division, Glacier Mountaineering team non-commissioned officer in charge and pathfinder, belays for his teammate searching inside a crevasse at the recovery site at Colony Glacier, Alaska, July 31, 2024. Ward and other recovery team members are required to attend mountaineer training to prepare them for supporting the mission. Operation Colony Glacier is an effort to recover the remains of service members and wreckage from a C-124 Globemaster II that crashed in November 1952 with 52 military members on board. As of May 2024, 47 of the 52 service members have been identified. Following the inventory of items found, an honorable carry and honorable departure for the remains is conducted by the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Honor Guard and 673rd Medical Group personnel before being escorted to Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Don Hudson)
Date Taken: | 07.31.2024 |
Date Posted: | 08.14.2024 14:05 |
Photo ID: | 8589509 |
VIRIN: | 240731-F-EZ530-1012 |
Resolution: | 5497x3657 |
Size: | 12.19 MB |
Location: | JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, ALASKA, US |
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