US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Jeff Mintzlaff (left), Commander, 30th Airlift Squadron (AS), USAF Colonel (COL) Barbara Johnston, USAF COL Mark Schissler, (3rd from left), Commander, 374th Airlift Wing (AW), USAF STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) William Quartrone, USAF SENIOR MASTER Sergeant (SMSGT) John Trujillo, USAF First Lieutenant (1LT) Allen Specht and USAF 1LT Derek Gallagher (right), will fly the last historic USAF C-9A Nightingale mission in the Pacific Air Force this Sunday morning. The crew will take the aircraft to the"boneyard"at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base (AFB), Arizona (AZ). The USAF C-9A served as the premiere medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) aircraft the Air Force...

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[Complete] Scene Caption: US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Jeff Mintzlaff (left), Commander, 30th Airlift Squadron (AS), USAF Colonel (COL) Barbara Johnston, USAF COL Mark Schissler, (3rd from left), Commander, 374th Airlift Wing (AW), USAF STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) William Quartrone, USAF SENIOR MASTER Sergeant (SMSGT) John Trujillo, USAF First Lieutenant (1LT) Allen Specht and USAF 1LT Derek Gallagher (right), will fly the last historic USAF C-9A Nightingale mission in the Pacific Air Force this Sunday morning. The crew will take the aircraft to the"boneyard"at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base (AFB), Arizona (AZ). The USAF C-9A served as the premiere medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) aircraft for the Air Force for 35 years was retired in July 2003. In 2002, the C-9 flew 1,280 sorties with over 3,200 flying hours, airlifting more than 10,300 patients and passengers.

Base: Yokota Air Base

Country: Japan (JPN)

Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public
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