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A US Air Force (USAF) C-141B Starlifter aircraft, 305th Air Mobility Wing (AMW), McGuire Air Force Base (AFB), New Jersey (NJ), pulls away after refueling in flight from a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft, 931st Air Refueling Group (ARG), Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC), McConnell AFB, Kansas (KS), during the aerial refueling competition portion of the USAF Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition at McChord AFB, Washington (WA)

A US Air Force (USAF) C-141B Starlifter aircraft, 305th Air Mobility Wing (AMW), McGuire Air Force Base (AFB), New Jersey (NJ), refuels in flight from a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft, 931st Air Refueling Group (ARG), Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC), McConnell AFB, Kansas (KS), during the aerial refueling competition portion of the USAF Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition at McChord AFB, Washington (WA)

A US Air Force (USAF) C-141B Starlifter aircraft, 305th Air Mobility Wing (AMW), McGuire Air Force Base (AFB), New Jersey (NJ), refuels in flight from a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft, 931st Air Refueling Group (ARG), Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC), McConnell AFB, Kansas (KS), during the aerial refueling competition portion of the USAF Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition at McChord AFB, Washington (WA)

A US Air Force (USAF) C-141B Starlifter aircraft, 305th Air Mobility Wing (AMW), McGuire Air Force Base (AFB), New Jersey (NJ), maneuvers into position for an in flight refueling from a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft, 931st Air Refueling Group (ARG), Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC), McConnell AFB, Kansas (KS), during the aerial refueling competition portion of the USAF Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition at McChord AFB, Washington (WA)

A US Air Force (USAF) 97th Air Mobility Wing (AMW), Altus Air Force Base (AFB), Oklahoma (OK), C-5B Galaxy cargo aircraft remains on station after breaking away from an Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC), 72nd Air Refueling Squadron (ARS), 434th Air Refueling Wing (ARW), Grissom Air Reserve Base (ARB), Indiana (IN), KC-135R at the end of an aerial refueling mission during the aerial refueling competition portion of the USAF Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition at McChord AFB, Washington (WA)

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A US Air Force (USAF) 97th Air Mobility Wing (AMW), Altus Air Force Base (AFB), Oklahoma (OK), C-5B Galaxy cargo aircraft remains on station after breaking away from an Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC), 72nd Air Refueling Squadron (ARS), 434th Air Refueling Wing (ARW), Grissom Air Reserve Base (ARB), Indiana (IN), KC-135R at the end of an aerial refueling mission during the aerial refueling competition portion of the USAF Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition at McChord AFB, Washington (WA)

A US Air Force (USAF) 97th Air Mobility Wing (AMW), Altus Air Force Base (AFB), Oklahoma (OK), C-5B Galaxy cargo aircraft remains on station after breaking away from an Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC), 72nd Air Refueling Squadron (ARS), 434th Air Refueling Wing (ARW), Grissom Air Reserve Base (ARB), Indiana (IN), KC-135R at the end of an aerial refueling mission during the aerial refueling competition portion of the USAF Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition at McChord AFB, Washington (WA)

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Kayter, 305th Aircraft Generation Squadron (AGS), 305th Air Mobility Wing (AMW), 514th AMW Air Force Reserve (AFRES), McGuire Air Force Base (AFB), New Jersey (NJ), perform post-flight maintenance on his C-141B Starlifter after arriving at McChord AFB, Washington (WA), to participate in the week-long USAF Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition

A US Air Force (USAF) C-141B Starlifter aircraft, 305th Air Mobility Wing (AMW), McGuire Air Force Base (AFB), New Jersey (NJ), pulls away after refueling in flight from a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft, 931st Air Refueling Group (ARG), Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC), McConnell AFB, Kansas (KS), during the aerial refueling competition portion of the USAF Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition at McChord AFB, Washington (WA)

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The original finding aid described this photograph as:

Base: Mcchord Air Force Base

State: Washington (WA)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Billy Johnson, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public

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22/06/1998
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McChord Air Force Base ,  47.13095, -122.50269
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