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    Putting the Training to the Test: U.S. and Botswana Forces Complete Final Upward Minuteman Exercise [Image 26 of 44]

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    The image shows what appears to be a counter-terrorism or hostage rescue training exercise at an airfield. Armed personnel in tactical gear are approaching a stationary Boeing 707-320B aircraft (registration 5Y-BBJ) while a military helicopter provides aerial support overhead. The aircraft shows signs of age and disuse, suggesting it is being used as a training prop.

    GABORONE, BOTSWANA

    07.17.2019

    Photo by Staff Sgt. Mary Junell  

    North Carolina National Guard

    Botswana Defense Force Commandos prepare to enter an airplane during a training exercise at Thebephatshwa Air Base in Botswana on July 17, 2019. The exercise was part of a two-day culminating event that included a simulated airplane hijacking. More than 170 Army and Air Guardsmen from North Carolina, Alabama, and New Jersey trained in partnership with their Botswana Defense Force counterparts during Upward Minuteman 2019, a U.S. Africa Command exercise promoting the U.S. National Guard’s State Partnership Programs on the African Continent. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Mary Junell)

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    Date Taken: 07.17.2019
    Date Posted: 07.24.2019 17:06
    Photo ID: 5609302
    VIRIN: 190717-Z-GT365-0073
    Resolution: 5950x3967
    Size: 2.37 MB
    Location: GABORONE, BW
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