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An air-to-air view of a C-5A Galaxy aircraft being refueled by a KC-135A Stratotanker aircraft. A view is taken from the Advanced Aerial Refueling Boom section of the KC-135A

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Scene Camera Operator: L. Cunningham

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Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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galaxy aircraft galaxy aircraft kc stratotanker stratotanker aircraft aerial boom section boom section c 5 a galaxy c 5 galaxy air to air view refueling transport aircraft high resolution view kc 135 a stratotanker aircraft c 5 a galaxy aircraft kc 135 a military aircraft public domain aircraft photos us national archives
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26/01/1978
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label_outline Explore Kc 135 A Stratotanker Aircraft, C 5 A Galaxy Aircraft, C 5 A Galaxy

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An Army National Guard CH-47D Chinook helicopter from Detachment 1, Company F, 106th Aviation Davenport, Iowa is loaded into a 436th Airlift Wing, 3rd Airlift Squadron's C-5B Galaxy airlifter. The Chinook is on its way to Georgetown, Guyana in support of New Horizon '97, the first combined humanitarian and civic assistance exercise conducted between the United States and Guyana. Military personnel from the Air Force, Air Force Reserve & National Guard, Army, Army National Guard and Marine Corps participated in the exercise which included engineering and medical readiness training

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Glover, 60th Air Mobility Wing (AMW), Travis Air Force Base (AFB), California (CA), waits while equipment and gear are offloaded from his C-5B Galaxy aircraft after arriving at McChord AFB, Washington (WA), to participate in the week-long USAF Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition

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galaxy aircraft galaxy aircraft kc stratotanker stratotanker aircraft aerial boom section boom section c 5 a galaxy c 5 galaxy air to air view refueling transport aircraft high resolution view kc 135 a stratotanker aircraft c 5 a galaxy aircraft kc 135 a military aircraft public domain aircraft photos us national archives