US Air Force AIRMAN First Class Jason Baum and USAF AIRMAN First Class Rachel Shields, both from the 31st Communications Squadron, 31st Fighter Wing, Aviano Air Base, Italy, secure the petals of a communications satellite. The Communications team is one of several that are getting assets in place in support of Exercise IRON CLAW, at Kuchyna Air Base, Slovakia. The exercise will allow the 510th Fighter Squadron to test a new scoring system on the bombing range. About 250 Air Force personnel from Aviano Air Base, Italy, are supporting the exercise
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Subject Operation/Series: IRON CLAW
Base: Kuchyna Air Base
Country: Slovakia (SVK)
Scene Camera Operator: SGT Mitch Fuqua, USAF
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
05/09/2000
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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