Mr. Reed T. Kimzey talks to a crew chief (not shown) of the Russian AN-2 Colt (background), after a simulated ground attack mission against various air defense targets on Dona Ana Range, Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas. Members of Optec Threat Support Activity at Biggs Army Airfield, in support of ROVING SANDS 97 operate the Russian aircraft. 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
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS
Base: Dona Ana Range, Fort Bliss
State: Texas (TX)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: SRA Jim Shryne, USAF
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
21/04/1997
Location
Fort Bliss, 31.81357, -106.41224
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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