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Observers watch the runway activities during an alert take-off of EC-135 Looking Glass and E-4 command and control aircraft as part of the joint military exercise GLOBAL GUARDIAN '98

The airborne command post battle staff prepare for departure in an EC-135 Looking Glass command and control aircraft during the joint military exercise GLOBAL GUARDIAN '98

An EC-135 Looking Glass command and control aircraft rolls down a taxiway during the joint military exercise GLOBAL GUARDIAN '98

Air Force A1C Denise Goetzke performing flight line security, with her M-16 rifle, during the joint military exercise GLOBAL GUARDIAN '98 watches an EC-135 Looking Glass command and control aircraft rolls toward the runway

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An EC-135 Looking Glass command and control aircraft taxis down a runway during the joint military exercise GLOBAL GUARDIAN '98

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An EC-135 Looking Glass aircraft taxis past other variations of the C-135 aircraft as it prepares for departure during the joint military exercise GLOBAL GUARDIAN '98

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Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL GUARDIAN '98

Base: Offutt Air Force Base

State: Nebraska (NE)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: PH2 (Nac) Jeffrey Viano

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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31/10/1997
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label_outline Explore Jeffrey Viano, Exercise Global Guardian, Global Guardian

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