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F-15 Eagles, of the 2nd Fighter Squadron, Tyndall AFB, Florida, during a pre-flight inspection prior to a ROVING SANDS '97 mission at Kirtland AFB, New Mexico. ROVING SANDS is a multinational effort and is the largest military exercise on United States soil that allows training in a joint environment to hone command and control procedures and integrate new systems in Theater and Air Missile Defense

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Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS

Base: Kirtland Air Force Base

State: New Mexico (NM)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: SRA Chris Steffen, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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eagles fighter squadron tyndall afb tyndall afb pre flight inspection pre flight inspection sands mission kirtland kirtland afb new mexico effort exercise soil environment command control procedures control procedures systems theater missile defense f 15 air forces missile defense f 15 eagle us air force air force base state kirtland air force base states soil air missile defense sra chris steffen f 15 eagles united states of america jet aircraft military aircraft fighter jet aircraft us national archives
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23/04/1997
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