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Air Commandos assigned to the 27th Special Operations Wing conduct an engine start on an MC-130 Commando II in preparation for a flyover for Operation Eagle Claw at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, April 24, 2025. Operation Eagle Claw was an attempted hostage-rescue mission in 1980 that resulted in five Airmen and three Marines sacrificing their lives when two of the aircraft involved collided at Desert One, the staging site for the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gracelyn Hess)
| Date Taken: | 04.24.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 04.24.2025 18:26 |
| Photo ID: | 8992352 |
| VIRIN: | 250424-F-NW722-1041 |
| Resolution: | 8936x5957 |
| Size: | 4.77 MB |
| Location: | CANNON AFB, NEW MEXICO, US |
| Web Views: | 16 |
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