Off the coast of Wisconsin on Lake Michigan, aircrew members from the 128th Air Refueling Wing, General Mitchell International Airport, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, onboard their LRU-15/F-2B 20 Man Life Rafts, light signal flares during survival training. The red smoke will help them stand out against the gray water when the rescue aircraft close in on them. The aircrews are part of Exercise WHITETAIL 2001
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Subject Operation/Series: WHITETAIL 2001
Base: Lake Michigan
State: Wisconsin (WI)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Major Command Shown: ANG
Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Kenneth Pagel, USAF
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
03/08/2001
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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