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    Draco crew excels in face of adversity [Image 4 of 5]

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    The image shows a large crowd of civilians gathered on an airport tarmac alongside multiple commercial aircraft, with a line of armed military personnel in the foreground forming a perimeter. A densely populated hillside city is visible in the background. The scene depicts a mass gathering at an airport with a clear military-civilian separation line.

    KABUL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, AFGHANISTAN

    08.31.2022

    Photo by Senior Airman Dylan Gentile 

    919th Special Operations Wing

    Crowds fill the tarmac while coalition forces form a security perimeter around the runway at Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan, Aug. 16, 2021. Once airborne, aircrew assigned to the U-28A Draco provided surveillance and reconnaissance of the ground situation at the airport during the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo courtesy of Lt. Col. Scott Hardman)

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    Date Taken: 08.31.2022
    Date Posted: 09.21.2022 07:05
    Photo ID: 7416936
    VIRIN: 220831-F-XG228-020
    Resolution: 1600x1200
    Size: 296.01 KB
    Location: KABUL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, AF
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    Four military aviators in olive/sage green flight suits pose in front of a gray military aircraft inside or near a hangar. All four individuals are standing with hands on hips or crossed in front of them in a formal group portrait stance. The aircraft behind them appears to be a twin-engine turboprop reconnaissance or utility aircraft.
    A U.S. Air Force personnel member stands with arms crossed in front of a military aircraft. He is wearing an olive/sage green flight suit with multiple patches, including a U.S. flag patch and unit insignia. His name tag reads 'Scott Hardman, USAF' with what appears to be a senior pilot badge.
    A twin-engine turboprop aircraft is parked on a concrete apron beneath a series of large arched fabric canopy structures at a military or general aviation airfield. The aircraft is facing the camera in a frontal view, with its propellers visible and landing gear deployed. The setting appears to be a warm, sunny day with partial cloud cover and green tree lines visible in the background.
    The image shows a large crowd of civilians gathered on an airport tarmac alongside multiple commercial aircraft, with a line of armed military personnel in the foreground forming a perimeter. A densely populated hillside city is visible in the background. The scene depicts a mass gathering at an airport with a clear military-civilian separation line.
    A dramatic sunset scene at a military airfield with multiple turboprop aircraft parked on the tarmac. The sun is setting behind a mountain range, casting a warm orange and golden glow across the sky. Several aircraft, a control tower, hangar buildings, and ground support equipment are visible in silhouette.

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