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A US Air Force (USAF) RC-135 "Rivet Joint", 343rd Reconnaissance Squadron (RS), Offutt Air Force Base (AFB), Nebraska (NE), taxies to the runway prior to take off, in support of an Operational Readiness Exercise (ORE). Over the next two weeks, the 55th Wing (WG) is conducting an ORE in preparation for an upcoming Air Combat Command (ACC) Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI) in March

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Daniel Greenwood, USAF RC-135 Rivet Joint Crewchief, 55th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS), Offutt Air Force Base (AFB), Nebraska (NE), surveys the ramp in the early morning hours during an Operational Readiness Exercise (ORE). Over a two-week period, the 55th Wing (WG) is conducting an ORE in preparation for an upcoming Air Combat Command (ACC) Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI) in March

US Air Force AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Izaac King, Air Traffic Controller, 55th Operational Support Squadron (OSS), Offutt Air Force Base (AFB), Nebraska (NE), receives updates from aircrew preparing to take off during the 2004 Operational Readiness Exercise (ORE). Over a two-week period, the 55th Wing (WG) is conducting an ORE in preparation for an upcoming Air Combat Command (ACC) Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI) in March

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Daniel Greenwood, USAF RC-135 Rivet Joint Crewchief, 55th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS), Offutt Air Force Base (AFB), Nebraska (NE), completes engine inspections of a USAF RC-135 "Rivet Joint" during the Operational Readiness Exercise (ORE). Over a two-week period, the 55th Wing (WG) is conducting an ORE in preparation for an upcoming Air Combat Command (ACC) Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI) in March. (Ghost image due to slow shutter speed during exposure.)

US Air Force (USAF) Brigadier General (BGEN) Craig Koziel, Commander, 55th Wing, listens to a component brief for the 2004 Operational Readiness Exercise (ORE) at Offutt Air Force Base (AFB), Nebraska (NE). Over the next two weeks, the 55th Wing is conducting an Operational Readiness Exercise (ORE) in preparation for an upcoming Air Combat Command (ACC) inspection in March

US Air Force (USAF) personnel of the 55th Wing attached to the Deployment Control Center (DCC) ensure that each member is properly briefed and out processed for deployment during the Operational Readiness Exercise (ORE) at Offutt Air Force Base (AFB), Nebraska (NE). Over the next two weeks, the 55th Wing is conducting an Operational Readiness Exercise (ORE) in preparation for an upcoming Air Combat Command (ACC) inspection in March

An Air Combat Command 55th Wing RC-135W Rivet Joint reconnaissance aircraft from Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, flies a training mission over Nebraska. The RC-135W works closely with the E-3A Airborne Warning And Control System (AWACS) during war or contingency situations, providing direct, near real-time reconnaissance information and electronic warfare support to theater commanders and combat forces. All RC-135s are equipped with an aerial refueling system, which gives the aircraft unlimited range. This image was used in the May 2000 AIRMAN Magazine and included in the article "Rivet Joint:Recon Ready"

US Air Force (USAF) Major (MAJ) Mark Schneck (left), 343rd Reconnaissance Squadron (RS), signs out a mobility bag from Mr. Lanyard Burgett before continuing with deployment processing at Offutt Air Force Base (AFB), Nebraska (NE). Over the next two weeks, the 55th Wing is conducting an Operational Readiness Exercise (ORE) in preparation for an upcoming Air Combat Command (ACC) inspection in March

US Air Force (USAF) personnel of the 55th Wing, Offutt Air Force Base (AFB), Nebraska (NE), attend a component brief for the 2004 Operational Readiness Exercise (ORE). Over the next two weeks, the 55th Wing is conducting an Operational Readiness Exercise (ORE) in preparation for an upcoming Air Combat Command (ACC) inspection in March

A US Air Force (USAF) RC-135 "Rivet Joint", 343rd Reconnaissance Squadron (RS), Offutt Air Force Base (AFB), Nebraska (NE), taxies to the runway prior to take off, in support of an Operational Readiness Exercise (ORE). Over the next two weeks, the 55th Wing (WG) is conducting an ORE in preparation for an upcoming Air Combat Command (ACC) Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI) in March

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Base: Offutt Air Force Base

State: Nebraska (NE)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

Scene Camera Operator: A1C Daniel J. Condit, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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