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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 friend


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)