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Final chapter
Final chapter
Final chapter
Final chapter
Final chapter
Target engaged
Sergeant earns Bronze Star
Sergeant earns AFA award
Sergeant earns AFA award
CJCS speaks at town hall
General knowledge
C-130 training mission
C-130 training mission
C-130 training mission
C-130 training mission
ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Lt. Col. Gary
Gottschall, C-130 pilot and 517th Airlift Squadron commander, inspects a
C-130 Hercules before its final flight with the 517th AS. The final C-130
flight March 23 marked the end of the squadron’s C-130 mission here after 43
years of service. The 517th AS is converting C-17s and the C-130s have
relocated to Yokota Air Base, Japan, and Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S.
Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Keith Brown) Download Full Image | E-mail a
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ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Master Sgt
B.A. Lund, a loadmaster with the 517th Airlift Squadron, stretches his
communication cord to create a "Do not cross line" as he waits for
the final passengers to board a C-130. The final C-130 flight March 23 marked
the end of the squadron’s C-130 mission here after 43 years of service. The
517th AS is converting C-17s and the C-130s have relocated to Yokota Air
Base, Japan, and Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech.
Sgt. Keith Brown) Download Full Image | E-mail a
friend
OVER
ALASKA -- Retired Lt. Col. Sammie Hunter enjoys the view through a C-130
cargo bay window as it flies near Mount McKinley. Colonel Hunter flew the
first C-130 mission in Alaska 43 years ago when he was assigned to the 17th
Troop Carrier Squadron, now 517th Airlift Squadron, at Elmendorf Air Force
Base. He returned to fly on the last C-130 mission here March 23. The C-130
is being replaced by the C-17. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Keith
Brown)
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