AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Daniel Verkuilen from McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, consults his checklist handbook for the proper procedure to check the pressure on a tank of Oxygen before replenishing the oxygen supply on a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft. A1C Verkuilen, an assistant crew chief, deployed here with a small group of aircraft maintenance specialists from the 22nd Aircraft Generation Squadron at McConnell. They and two McConnell KC-135 aircrews joined the 16th Expeditionary Operations Group, a small Air Force detachment at Istres Air Base, France as part of Operation JOINT FORGE, the ongoing military mission in the Balkans. "The United States has agreed to provide a force of...

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2001-04-30
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The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Daniel Verkuilen from McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, consults his checklist handbook for the proper procedure to check the pressure on a tank of Oxygen before replenishing the oxygen supply on a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft. A1C Verkuilen, an assistant crew chief, deployed here with a small group of aircraft maintenance specialists from the 22nd Aircraft Generation Squadron at McConnell. They and two McConnell KC-135 aircrews joined the 16th Expeditionary Operations Group, a small Air Force detachment at Istres Air Base, France as part of Operation JOINT FORGE, the ongoing military mission in the Balkans. "The United States has agreed to provide a force of approximately 6,900 U.S. Service member to help maintain a capable military force in Bosnia-Herzegovina. No timetable for the duration of Operation JOINT FORGE has been determined. The mission will be assessed periodically and the force size will be adjusted, as circumstances require." Subject Operation/Series: JOINT FORGE Base: Le Tube Air Base 125 State: Istres Country: France (FRA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Dave Ahlschwede, USAF Release Status: Released to Public

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Department of Defense. American Forces Information Service. Defense Visual Information Center. 1994

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National Archives and Records Administration
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Department of Defense. American Forces Information Service. Defense Visual Information Center. 1994. AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Daniel Verkuilen from McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, consults his checklist handbook for the proper procedure to check the pressure on a tank of Oxygen before replenishing the oxygen supply on a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft. A1C Verkuilen, an assistant crew chief, deployed here with a small group of aircraft maintenance specialists from the 22nd Aircraft Generation Squadron at McConnell. They and two McConnell KC-135 aircrews joined the 16th Expeditionary Operations Group, a small Air Force detachment at Istres Air Base, France as part of Operation JOINT FORGE, the ongoing military mission in the Balkans. "The United States has agreed to provide a force of.... 2001-04-30. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://catalog.archives.gov/id/6599988. (Accessed April 19, 2024.)
APA citation style
Department of Defense. American Forces Information Service. Defense Visual Information Center. 1994, (2001-04-30) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Daniel Verkuilen from McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, consults his checklist handbook for the proper procedure to check the pressure on a tank of Oxygen before replenishing the oxygen supply on a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft. A1C Verkuilen, an assistant crew chief, deployed here with a small group of aircraft maintenance specialists from the 22nd Aircraft Generation Squadron at McConnell. They and two McConnell KC-135 aircrews joined the 16th Expeditionary Operations Group, a small Air Force detachment at Istres Air Base, France as part of Operation JOINT FORGE, the ongoing military mission in the Balkans. "The United States has agreed to provide a force of.... Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://catalog.archives.gov/id/6599988
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Department of Defense. American Forces Information Service. Defense Visual Information Center. 1994. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://catalog.archives.gov/id/6599988>.
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