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    Vigilant Shield 15 [Image 4 of 6]

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    A Canadian Armed Forces pilot sits in the cockpit of a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) fighter jet, giving a thumbs-up gesture to a ground crew member wearing a high-visibility orange safety vest. The aircraft bears the RCAF roundel (maple leaf insignia) and has crew names 'Cpl Jayson Gendron' and 'Cpl Aren Jackson' stenciled on the fuselage. The scene appears to depict a pre-flight or post-flight check on a military airfield.

    GOOSE BAY, NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR, CANADA

    10.25.2014

    Photo by Tech. Sgt. Brandon Shapiro      

    6th Air Refueling Wing

    Members from the Royal Canadian Air Force’s 3 Wing in Bagotville, Quebec, prep a CF-18 Hornet for takeoff during exercise Vigilant Shield 15 at 5 Wing Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Oct. 25, 2014. The Vigilant Shield field training exercise is a bi-national NORAD Command exercise which provides realistic training and practice for American and Canadian forces in support of respective national strategy for North America’s defense. NORAD ensures U.S. and Canadian air sovereignty through a network of alert fighters, tankers, airborne early warning aircraft, and ground-based air defense assets cued by interagency and defense surveillance radars. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Brandon Shapiro/Released)

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    Date Taken: 10.25.2014
    Date Posted: 10.25.2014 16:36
    Photo ID: 1629018
    VIRIN: 141025-F-JP000-004
    Resolution: 4425x3051
    Size: 8.19 MB
    Location: GOOSE BAY, NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR, CA
    Web Views: 96
    Downloads: 20

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    A Canadian Armed Forces pilot sits in the cockpit of a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) fighter jet, giving a thumbs-up gesture to a ground crew member wearing a high-visibility orange safety vest. The aircraft bears the RCAF roundel (maple leaf insignia) and has crew names 'Cpl Jayson Gendron' and 'Cpl Aren Jackson' stenciled on the fuselage. The scene appears to depict a pre-flight or post-flight check on a military airfield.
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