Dover Reserve lieutenant colonel, Lombard native, flies C-5M on historic mission [Image 3 of 3]

DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, DE, UNITED STATES

06.05.2011

Photo by Master Sgt. Scott Sturkol                                                                                         

Air Mobility Command

Lt. Col. Scott Erickson, C-5 pilot, flies a C-5M Super Galaxy on a mission on June 5, 2011, over the Arctic Circle. The plane was flying the Air Force's first direct delivery airlift mission through the Arctic Circle from Dover Air Force Base, Del., to Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. Erickson is from the Air Force Reserve's 709th Airlift Squadron at Dover AFB and his hometown is Lombard, Ill.

• Date Taken: 06.05.2011
• Date Posted: 06.30.2011 14:21
• Photo ID: 422472
• VIRIN: 110605-F-OK556-471
• Resolution: 3150x2100
• Size: 824.39 KB
• Location: DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, DE, US