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    Oldest pilot in Air Force flies last combat mission of career [Image 7 of 9]

    Oldest pilot in Air Force flies last combat mission of career

    CAMP BASTION, AFGHANISTAN

    04.12.2012

    Photo by Staff Sgt. Greg Biondo 

    United States Air Forces Central     

    U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. James Routt with the 550th Special Operations Squadron, jokes around with his crew on the last combat mission of his career, Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, April 12, 2012. Routt is currently the oldest active pilot in the Air Force and is augmenting for the 71st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron. The mission of the 71st ERQS is to provide personnel recovery, casualty evacuation and aeromedical evacuation assets to hostile locations. The 71st ERQS is the only fixed wing aircraft squadron dedicated to medical evacuation missions in Afghanistan.

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    IMAGE INFO

    Date Taken: 04.12.2012
    Date Posted: 04.13.2012 12:54
    Photo ID: 558955
    VIRIN: 120412-F-FA171-154
    Resolution: 3391x2256
    Size: 2.22 MB
    Location: CAMP BASTION, AF

    Web Views: 145
    Downloads: 6

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