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Items tagged “159th Fighterwing” (7 total)

Stories of the 159th Fighter Wing Security Forces

Stories of the 159th Fighter Wing Security Forces

Army troops rest and gather among piles of duffel bags, gear, and supplies under an open-sided aircraft shelter, with cots, water bottles, and a cooler scattered across the tarmac.

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Strapped pallet of bottled water and supplies in foreground, with two Air Force C-5 cargo planes and a military helicopter on the tarmac in the hazy background.

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A row of five U.S. Air Force C-130 cargo planes, marked ANG with tail numbers including 81304, 51363, and 46701, parked on a tarmac with a white SUV and ground crew nearby.

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A CH-47 Chinook helicopter marked "067" hovers low over a tarmac as soldiers below secure netted supply pallets, with hangars and parked military aircraft visible in the background.

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An airman in a flight suit signals with raised hands as a blue Ford truck tows a cargo container up the open rear ramp of a C-5 Galaxy aircraft.

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Rows of soldiers in camouflage uniforms, helmets, and backpacks walk across a tarmac toward two CH-47 Chinook helicopters with rotors spinning, preparing to board for Katrina relief operations.

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