US Air Force (USAF) Major (MAJ) Grant W. Spesard, KC-135E Stratotanker aircraft Pilot assigned to the 108th Air Refueling Squadron (ARS), performs a cockpit preflight checklist before taking off for a mission in support of Exercise COPE TIGER '02 at Wing 1 Air Base Korat AB, Thailand. Cope Tiger is an annual, multi-national exercise in the Asia-Pacific region which promotes closer relations and enables air force units in the region to sharpen air combat skills and practice interoperability with US Forces
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Subject Operation/Series: COPE TIGER '02
Base: Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base
Country: Thailand (THA)
Scene Major Command Shown: AMC
Scene Camera Operator: TSGT James E. Lotz, USAF
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
23/01/2002
Location
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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