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U.S. Air Force Capt. Christopher K. Jordan, 968th Expeditionary Airborne Air Control Squadron E-3/B Sentry aircraft commander, maneuvers for in-air refueling from a 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron KC-10 Extender advanced aerial tanker and cargo aircraft. The combat sortie supported coalition forces during the Afghan Presidential Elections, April 5, 2014, from an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. Refueled in-air twice, the aircrew marked the 968th EAACS’s 4,000th combat sortie since March 2007 when the squadron began flying Operation Iraqi Freedom, New Dawn and Enduring Freedom missions. E-3 Sentry Airmen present broad and detailed live battlespace information to coalition forces and command and control centers. Sentry aircrews detect, identify and track airborne and ground coalition and enemy forces. Jordan is a Little River, Kan. native deployed from the 963rd Airborne Air Control Squadron, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jason Robertson/Released)
| Date Taken: | 04.05.2014 |
| Date Posted: | 04.10.2014 10:13 |
| Photo ID: | 1237435 |
| VIRIN: | 140405-F-XT249-214 |
| Resolution: | 4333x2884 |
| Size: | 1.56 MB |
| Location: | AF |
| Hometown: | LITTLE RIVER, KANSAS, US |
| Web Views: | 29 |
| Downloads: | 4 |
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Deployed AWACS squadron flies historic 4,000th combat sortie
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