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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
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Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
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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Date
01/09/1986
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The U.S. National Archives
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