An overview of the base, with KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft on the flight line in the background. The planes will be used in the Strategic Air Command's Bomb Competition '87, during which ground crews from across the country will be judged in categories including refueling, chocking of landing gear, and overall engine maintenance procedures. The competition is part of exercise Proud Shield '87
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Subject Operation/Series: PROUD SHIELD '87
Base: Whiteman Air Force Base
State: Missouri (MO)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: SRA Gordon D. Bell
Release Status: Released to Public
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Date
09/10/1987
Location
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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