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    Griffin 6 takes final Apache flight [Image 2 of 24]

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    A military tradition known as a 'fini flight' or retirement/milestone water dousing ceremony is taking place on a flight line tarmac. A soldier in camouflage uniform is being sprayed with water by fellow service members forming a gauntlet. A black military helicopter, appearing to be a UH-60 Black Hawk, is visible in the background.

    KATTERBACH, BAYERN, GERMANY

    06.24.2021

    Photo by Maj. Robert Fellingham 

    12th Combat Aviation Brigade

    Fellow aviators and Mrs. Broam, as is tradition, douse Col. John Broam, commander of the 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, with celebratory bottles of champange at the end of his final flight as an Army aviator on June 24, 2021, at Katterbach Army Airfield. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Robert Fellingham)

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    Date Taken: 06.24.2021
    Date Posted: 06.29.2021 07:22
    Photo ID: 6713009
    VIRIN: 210624-A-KM584-085
    Resolution: 7151x4770
    Size: 18.87 MB
    Location: KATTERBACH, BAYERN, DE
    Web Views: 88
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