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    Kandahar crews load F/A-18 onto C-5 [Image 1 of 18]

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    A U.S. Navy F/A-18 Hornet (marked VFA-22, bureau number 106) is positioned on a flight line next to a large U.S. Air Force transport aircraft assigned to Travis AFB (tail number 70028, AMC). The fighter jet appears to be in the process of being loaded or unloaded from the cargo aircraft, with its wings covered in protective thermal/reflective wrapping. Multiple ground crew personnel are gathered around the aircraft on the tarmac.

    KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, AFGHANISTAN

    08.18.2011

    Photo by Staff Sgt. David Carbajal 

    U.S. Navy           

    Airmen assigned to the 451st Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron and the 22nd Airlift Squadron look over a load plan as they load an F/A-18 Super Hornet onto a C-5 Galaxy. This marked the first time a U.S. fighter jet has been successfully loaded onto a cargo aircraft for transport back to the U.S. (Photo by: Senior Airman David Carbajal)

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    Date Taken: 08.18.2011
    Date Posted: 08.29.2011 23:19
    Photo ID: 449389
    VIRIN: 110818-F-XH170-156
    Resolution: 2100x1337
    Size: 1.33 MB
    Location: KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, AF
    Web Views: 91
    Downloads: 12

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