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    B-52 undergoes first electromagnetic pulse hardness testing at Tinker [Image 5 of 61]

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    A group of approximately six men are gathered in what appears to be the interior of a vessel or industrial facility with wood-paneled walls. A man in a Carhartt work jacket on the left is holding up and explaining a small orange and black device to the group. The audience includes men in business attire and at least one individual in military camouflage uniform.

    TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, OKLAHOMA, UNITED STATES

    01.22.2020

    Photo by Kelly White 

    72nd Air Base Wing

    John Semands, an electronics engineer with the 76th Software Engineering Group, explains the functionality of fiber optic transmitters within the data acquisition system to visitors from the Senior EMP Working Group during a tour of the Compass Rose Testing Facility Jan. 22. The facility was running hardness maintenance/hardness surveillance electromagnetic pulse testing on a B-52H Stratofortress from the 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale Air Force Base, LA. (U.S. Air Force photo/Kelly White)

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    Date Taken: 01.22.2020
    Date Posted: 06.10.2020 16:53
    Photo ID: 6210068
    VIRIN: 200122-F-RI777-1028
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    Location: TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, OKLAHOMA, US
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