A C-17 Globemaster III from the 17th Airlift Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, arrives at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, in participation of PHOENIX THUNDER 97-B. Phoenix Thunder is an exercise in which the Air Expeditionary Force model is tested. The main thrust of this test is to deploy an Air Wing of fighter aircraft and support people and supplies to a distant location in a minimum amount of time. The participation of Air Mobility Command cargo aircraft in this exercise allows for the highest amount of realism possible and the best training, short of actually deploying
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Subject Operation/Series: PHOENIX THUNDER 97-B
Base: Seymour Johnson Air Force Base
State: North Carolina (NC)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Michael J. Boquette, USAF
Release Status: Released to Public
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Date
04/02/1997
Location
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The U.S. National Archives
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