Tech. Sgt. Eugene Mehaffy, Jr., a loadmaster assigned to the 313th Airlift Squadron, secures the very first GPS III satellite, SV-01, named “Vespucci” in honor of Amerigo Vespucci, the Italian explorer for whom the Americas were named, onto a C-17 Globemaster III in preparation for takeoff from Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado, Aug. 20, 2018. GPS III will be the most powerful global positioning systems satellite ever on orbit, having three times better accuracy and up to eight times improved anti-jamming capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jazmin Smith)
| Date Taken: | 08.20.2018 |
| Date Posted: | 08.27.2018 13:55 |
| Photo ID: | 4679356 |
| VIRIN: | 180820-F-AI758-0094 |
| Resolution: | 3712x5568 |
| Size: | 2.22 MB |
| Location: | BUCKLEY AIR FORCE BASE, CO, US |
| Web Views: | 53 |
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