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1ST Lieutenant (1LT) Christopher D. Karls, 63rd Military Air Wing (MAW); completes paperwork in the Military Airlift Command airlift control element facility. The 63rd MAW is transporting troops and equipment to the base from Fort Hood, Texas, during PURPLE PENNY, a mobility exercise simulating a deployment to South Korea following an attack by North Korean forces

A 63rd Military Airlift Wing C-141B Starlifter aircraft transports US Army troops and equipment from Fort Hood, Texas to George Air Force Base to be used in the mobility Exercise PURPLE PENNY. The exercise simulates a deployment to South Korea following an attack by North Korean forces

Sergeant (SGT) James M. Sturkey, 63rd Aerial Port Squadron, directs the offloading of a cargo truck from a 63rd Military Airlift Wing C-141B Starlifter aircraft during the mobility Exercise PURPLE PENNY. The exercise simulates a deployment to South Korea following an attack by North Korean forces

An M1008 tactical cargo truck from Fort Hood, Texas, is offloaded from a 63rd Military Airlift Wing C-141B Starlifter aircraft during the mobility Exercise PURPLE PENNY. The exercise simulates a deployment to South Korea following an attack by North Korean forces

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Lee G. Malone Jr., 63rd Military Airlift Wing (MAW), uses a field radio to check aircraft arrival times. The 63rd MAW is bringing troops and equipment to the base from Fort Hood, Texas, during the mobility Exercise PURPLE PENNY. The exercise simulates a deployment to South Korea following an attack by North Korean forces

An M561 1 1/4-ton truck from Fort Hood, Texas, is driven off the flight line after being transported to the base by the 63rd Military Airlift Wing during the mobility Exercise PURPLE PENNY. The exercise simulates a deployment to South Korea following an attack by North Korean forces

US Army troops from Fort Hood, Texas, exit from a 63rd Military Airlift Wing C-141B Starlifter aircraft during Exercise PURPLE PENNY, a mobility exercise simulating a deployment to South Korea following an attack by North Korean forces

STAFF SGT. Jeff W. Schmidt, 63rd Military Airlift Wing (MAW), checks aircraft arrival times on a list in the Military Airlift Command airlift control element facility. The 63rd MAW is transporting troops and equipment to the base from Fort Hood, Texas, during Purple Penny, a mobility exercise simulating a deployment to South Korea following an attack by North Korean forces

Lance Corporal Kimberly Melton, USMC, a crewchief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron-267 (HMLA-267), fires the Saco .50 cal M2 Machine Gun from the UH-1N "Huey" helicopter during the Exercise MILLENNIUM EDGE at Osan Air Force Base, Osan, Korea. MILLENNIUM EDGE is a joint and combined training exercise conducted in the Republic of Korea with assets from Marine and Air Force units. The exercise gives both the pilots and ground crew members a chance to operate in an unfamiliar place with different types equipment

Captain (CPT) Emily A. Lieou, 63rd Military Airlift Wing, confirms aircraft downloading operations on her radio. The wing's aircraft are bringing in troops and equipment from Fort Hood, Texas, during the mobility Exercise PURPLE PENNY. The exercise simulates a deployment to South Korea following an attack by North Korean forces

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Subject Operation/Series: PURPLE PENNY

Base: George Air Force Base

State: California (CA)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Scott Stewart

Release Status: Released to Public

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01/09/1986
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