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    551st Flies One Last Time [Image 4 of 6]

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    A U.S. Air Force service member in MultiCam/OCP camouflage uniform is exiting a military aircraft with arms outstretched and a wide, joyful smile. The aircraft fuselage displays an 'ARMAMENT' panel label and emergency exit stairs are visible. The scene appears to capture a celebratory or homecoming moment on a flight line.

    CANNON AIR FORCE BASE, NEW MEXICO, UNITED STATES

    04.29.2021

    Photo by Senior Airman Vernon Walter 

    27th Special Operations Wing

    Lt. Col. John Lyford, 551st Special Operations director of operations, comes off an AC-130W aircraft after a fini flight at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., April 29, 2021. After the 551 SOS stands down, the intent is to move gunship training to Hurlburt Field, Florida, and potentially Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Vernon R. Walter III)

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    Date Taken: 04.29.2021
    Date Posted: 05.04.2021 18:04
    Photo ID: 6629310
    VIRIN: 210429-F-LD788-1156
    Resolution: 4847x3236
    Size: 2.74 MB
    Location: CANNON AIR FORCE BASE, NEW MEXICO, US
    Web Views: 53
    Downloads: 10

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    A large military turboprop transport aircraft, consistent with a Lockheed C-130 Hercules, is photographed from below against an overcast sky. The aircraft is captured in a banking maneuver, revealing its underside and four turboprop engines. The image is taken from a ground-level perspective looking upward.
    The image shows multiple large military turboprop aircraft parked on a concrete flight line at a military air base. The foreground aircraft is a gray C-130 Hercules variant with four turboprop engines, with at least one additional similar aircraft visible behind it. Ground support vehicles and base infrastructure are visible in the background.
    Two military personnel in OCP (Operational Camouflage Pattern) uniforms are saluting a large military transport aircraft on a flight line. The aircraft appears to be a C-130 variant, likely an MC-130 or AC-130, with its propellers spinning. The setting appears to be a military air base with additional aircraft and hangars visible in the background.
    A U.S. Air Force service member in MultiCam/OCP camouflage uniform is exiting a military aircraft with arms outstretched and a wide, joyful smile. The aircraft fuselage displays an 'ARMAMENT' panel label and emergency exit stairs are visible. The scene appears to capture a celebratory or homecoming moment on a flight line.
    A military service member in MultiCam/OCP camouflage uniform and black face mask stands in front of a large military aircraft, being doused with water. The aircraft fuselage displays stenciled crew names including 'SSGT T. BOUGREAU' and 'SRA M. SEE'. This appears to be a traditional military 'fini flight' or last flight water salute ceremony.
    A large group of military personnel in camouflage uniforms and face masks pose for a group photo in front of a large military transport aircraft marked '1058'. One individual in civilian clothing is seated in a wheelchair at the center front of the group. The photo appears to be taken on a military airfield tarmac under partly cloudy skies.

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