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Maj. Jeff Schrum pilots a KC-135 Stratotanker over the Arctic Circle and the North Pole on June 21, during a historic mission from the United States to Kyrgyzstan. The tanker crew flew through Russian air space as part of an “iron swap” mission along a new, more efficient route from Moses Lake, Wash., to the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan. Schrum is assigned to the 92nd Air Refueling Squadron at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash.
| Date Taken: | 06.21.2011 |
| Date Posted: | 06.27.2011 12:24 |
| Photo ID: | 421274 |
| VIRIN: | 110621-F-AB111-022 |
| Resolution: | 2498x1640 |
| Size: | 1.15 MB |
| Location: | ABOVE THE ARCTIC CIRCLE, GL |
| Web Views: | 197 |
| Downloads: | 3 |
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Tanker's first flight over top of the world marks new era in efficiency
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