US Air Force STAFF Sergeant McDonald of the 48th Fighter Wing, 48th Civil Engineering Squadron (CES), Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom, tightens the flash suppresser on the muzzle of an M-16 rifle for USAF STAFF Sergeant Jarod Thomas during a recent Prime BEEF (Base Emergency Engineer Force) bivouac exercise held by the 48th CES. The exercise was held to test the ability of the troops to set up camp and keep it secure during wartime
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Subject Operation/Series: PRIME BEEF
Base: Raf Lakenheath
State: East Anglia
Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)
Scene Camera Operator: A1C James L. Harper Jr., USAF
Release Status: Released to Public
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Date
07/08/2000
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