(e.g. yourname@email.com)

Forgot Password?

    Digital Visual Information Distribution System Logo

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

    Issued by: on
    VIRIN:
    Date Created:
    City:
    State:
    Country:
    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.

    CANNON AIR FORCE BASE, NEW MEXICO, UNITED STATES

    04.29.2021

    Photo by Senior Airman Vernon Walter 

    27th Special Operations Wing

    Members of the 551st Special Operations Squadron stand together for a group photo after a fini flight at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., April 29, 2021. The 551 SOS will be standing down June 15, 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Vernon R. Walter III)

    IMAGE INFO

    Date Taken: 04.29.2021
    Date Posted: 05.04.2021 18:04
    Photo ID: 6629319
    VIRIN: 210429-F-LD788-1242
    Resolution: 5358x3577
    Size: 2.91 MB
    Location: CANNON AIR FORCE BASE, NEW MEXICO, US
    Web Views: 61
    Downloads: 13

    PUBLIC DOMAIN  

    This work, 551st Flies One Last Time [Image 6 of 6], by SSgt Vernon Walter, identified by DVIDS, must comply with the restrictions shown on https://www.dvidshub.net/about/copyright.

    GALLERY

    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.

    MORE LIKE THIS

    ASSOCIATED NEWS

    551st Flies One Last Time

    CONTROLLED VOCABULARY KEYWORDS

    No keywords found.

    TAGS

    27 SOW
    551 SOS
    AC-130W
    492 SOW
    flight

    OPTIONS

  •   Register/Login to Download
  •   Validate Your Account to Download
  •   Connect My Placements
  •   Download Photo
  •   Download Gallery
  •   Add to My Albums
  •   Create TinyURL
  •   Connect to Placements
  •   Add to Playlist
  •   Distribute Photo
  •   Edit Photo
  •   Add Gallery to Playlist
  •   Distribute Gallery