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    COLONY GLACIER

    Colony Glacier

    Colony Glacier    

    Colony Glacier is a real world mission to recover the remains and wreckage of a U.S. Air Force C-124 Globemaster aircraft that crashed Nov. 22, 1952, near Mt. Gannett, Alaska. Soldiers assigned to the Alaska Army National Guard discovered the debris from a Blackhawk helicopter on June 10, 2012, during a routine training mission on Colony Glacier nearly 14 miles from where the plane first crashed.

    15 Featured Videos

    Operation Colony Glacier: Until They All Come Home

    Operation Colony Glacier: Until They All...
    06.23.23 | SSgt Andrew Alvarado | AFMAO
    Personnel from across the Department of Defense recover and process remains, personal effects and aircraft wreckage during Operation Colony...
    Colony Glacier 10th Anniversary

    Colony Glacier 10th Anniversary
    06.08.22 | Jason Minto | AFMAO
    This year marks the 10th anniversary of recovery operations from a C-124 Globemaster I crash on Colony Glacier near Anchorage, Alaska, Nov. 22,...
    Colony Glacier 2019 B Roll

    Colony Glacier 2019 B Roll
    06.21.19 | SSgt Johnathon Wines | JBERPA
    Service members stationed at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska tour Colony Glacier June 21, 2019. Colony Glacier is the site of a plane...
    ATOH 18 Thunderbirds Slow-Motion B-roll

    ATOH 18 Thunderbirds Slow-Motion B-roll
    07.01.18 | SrA Richard Hayes | JBERPA
    Slow-motion B-roll of the Thunderbirds performing at the Arctic Thunder Open House, July 1, 2018. During the biennial open house, JBER opens...
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    JBER Honor Guard completes Colony Glacier honorable movement of remains

    JBER Honor Guard completes Colony Glacier...
    06.24.22 | SrA Shelimar Rivera-Rosado | JBERPA
    U.S. Air Force Airmen with the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Honor Guard carry the transfer case of a service member recovered during Operation...
    JBER Honor Guard completes Colony Glacier honorable movement of remains

    JBER Honor Guard completes Colony Glacier...
    06.24.22 | SrA Shelimar Rivera-Rosado | JBERPA
    U.S. Air Force Airmen with the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Honor Guard render salutes during a transfer of remains of a service member...
    JBER Honor Guard completes Colony Glacier honorable movement of remains

    JBER Honor Guard completes Colony Glacier...
    06.24.22 | SrA Shelimar Rivera-Rosado | JBERPA
    U.S. Air Force Airmen with the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Honor Guard carry the transfer case of a service member recovered during Operation...
    JBER Honor Guard completes Colony Glacier honorable movement of remains

    JBER Honor Guard completes Colony Glacier...
    06.23.22 | SrA Shelimar Rivera-Rosado | JBERPA
    U.S. Air Force Airmen with the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Honor Guard render salutes during a transfer of remains of a service member...
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    6 Featured Stories

    Air Mobility Museum unveils new AFMAO exhibit with personal effects from Operation Colony Glacier

    Air Mobility Museum unveils new AFMAO...
    09.15.23 | Jason Minto | AFMAO
    The Air Mobility Command Museum, Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, recently unveiled a new exhibit featuring Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations....
    Arctic Angels assist with 2022 Colony Glacier recovery efforts

    Arctic Angels assist with 2022 Colony...
    06.21.22 | John Pennell | 11thABNDiv
    On November 22, 1952, a U.S. Air Force C-124 Globemaster II flying from McChord Air Force Base, Washington, to Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska,...
    3rd OSS ensures safe return for fallen service members

    3rd OSS ensures safe return for fallen...
    06.24.21 | SSgt Johnathon Wines |
    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska—Nearly 70 years after a fatal crash claimed the lives of 52 service members in an austere area of the...
    Dover Supports Operation Colony Glacier 2020

    Dover Supports Operation Colony Glacier 2020
    07.07.20 | TSgt Esteban Esquivel | AFMAO
    DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. – On Nov. 22, 1952, a C-124 Globemaster II departed from McChord Air Force Base, Washington, headed for Elmendorf Air...
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