317^th FIS Mascot Kidnapped to Greenland
	Photo by Jack Cayton, Firebird Pilot
Iron Mike Visits Greenland. Iron Mike, the mascot of the 317th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, Elmendorf AFB, Alaska, prior to its deactivation in late 1969, is a classic example of Air Force espirit de corps. He was considered "fair game" by the Firebirds and, as such, was frequently abducted from Alaska, to reappear mysteriously at some other USAF base ranging from Greenland to South Vietnam where, it was reported, he was taken to gain some combat experience. Here, navigator Gerry Harris and Bill Bless show Mike around the Project Blue Ice site.

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