SSGT Diane Cherry of the 1850th Airborne Communications Squadron makes preflight checks in the communications compartment of an EC-135 Stratolifter "Looking Glass" aircraft of the 2nd Airborne Command and Control Squadron, 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, prior to a mission. Named "Glory Trip 143GB," the mission will be the first remote launch of a silo-housed Minuteman III missile by an aircraft based at Offutt. The missile will be launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Offutt Air Force Base
State: Nebraska(NE)
Country: United States Of America(USA)
Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Scott P. Stewart
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
22/03/1991
Location
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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