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Using an aircraft tug the maintenance crews tows a B-1B Lancer bomber from the Kansas Air National Guard to its parking spot. The Lancer arrived to participate in the Istres Air Show on May 20, 2001. The bomber is assigned to the 184th Bomb Wing, McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Other U.S. Air Force aircraft on display at the Istres, France Air Show are the C-17 Globemaster III airlifter and two F-15 E Strike Eagle fighters

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Le Tube Air Base 125 State: Istres Country: France (FRA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Kenneth Fidler, USAF Rele More

Maintenance crews refuel a B-1B Lancer bomber before taking it to its place on the display ramp. The Lancer is here to participate in the Istres Air Show at Istres, France. The B-1B is assigned to the Kansas Air National Guard's 184th Bomb Wing, McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Other U.S. Air Force aircraft on display are the C-17 Globemaster III airlifter (shown parked in background) and two F-15 E Strike Eagle fighters

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Le Tube Air Base 125 State: Istres Country: France (FRA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Kenneth Fidler, USAF Rele More

A break from JOINT FORGE, a B-1B Lancer bomber, from Kansas Air National Guard's 184th Bomb Wing, McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, is a main attraction at the Istres Air Show, at French Air Base 125, on May 20, 2001. "The United States has agreed to provide a force of approximately 6,900 U.S. Service member to help maintain a capable military force in Bosnia-Herzegovina. No timetable for the duration of Operation JOINT FORGE has been determined. The mission will be assessed periodically and the force size will be adjusted, as circumstances require."

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT FORGE Base: Le Tube Air Base 125 State: Istres Country: France (FRA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Op More

A US Air Force B-1B Lancer bomber eases toward the refueling boom of a KC-135 Stratotanker from the New Jersey Air National Guard 108th Air Refueling Wing, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey. The B-1 is assigned to the Kansas Air National Guard's 184th Bomb Wing, McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The B-1 filled its tanks for the flight home from Istres, where it was on display at the French Air Base 125's Istres Air Show on May 20, 2001. The KC-135 returned to Istres to continue it mission with JOINT FORGE. "The United States has agreed to provide a force of approximately 6,900 U.S. Service member to help maintain a capable military force in Bosnia-Herzegovina. No timetable for the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A US Air Force B-1B Lancer bomber eases toward the refueling boom of a KC-135 Stratotanker from the New Jersey Air National Guar More