U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Mark Hahn, aircraft commander and evaluator instructor pilot, 728th Airlift Squadron flies a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft during the airborne operation in commemoration of the 20th anniversary of Operation Northern Delay at Aviano Air Base, Italy on March 22, 2023. OND was the first strategic brigade airdrop using the C-17 aircraft in formation, integrating a conventional U.S. Army airborne brigade within the 10th Special Forces Group, and integrating an armored battalion into an airborne operation. Hahn participated and flew during the first airdrop of the 173rd Airborne Brigade in the 2003 invasion of Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chris Sommers)
| Date Taken: | 03.22.2023 |
| Date Posted: | 03.27.2023 18:56 |
| Photo ID: | 7700640 |
| VIRIN: | 230322-F-EP422-1322 |
| Resolution: | 6048x4024 |
| Size: | 5.1 MB |
| Location: | IT |
| Web Views: | 14 |
| Downloads: | 6 |
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