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    Two personnel in military-style uniforms are silhouetted against a partly cloudy sky while standing on a maintenance platform adjacent to a large aircraft's vertical tail fin. The image is taken from a low angle, emphasizing the scale of the aircraft's tail assembly. Partial text reading 'ANG' is visible on the tail, suggesting this is an Air National Guard aircraft.

    NATO AIR BASE GEILENKIRCHEN, GERMANY

    11.19.2019

    Photo by Staff Sgt. Wendy Kuhn 

    121st Air Refueling Wing

    U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 121st Air Refueling Wing Maintenance Group repair the nozzle on the boom of a KC-135 Stratotanker at NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen, Germany, Nov. 19, 2019. Approximately 40 members from the 121st were in Germany for two weeks to support refueling NATO AWACS aircraft. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Wendy Kuhn)

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    Date Taken: 11.19.2019
    Date Posted: 12.02.2019 12:47
    Photo ID: 5935409
    VIRIN: 191119-Z-DS364-0008
    Resolution: 4272x2848
    Size: 1.8 MB
    Location: NATO AIR BASE GEILENKIRCHEN, DE
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