Maj. John Gattone, 1st Airlift Squadron pilot, flies a leg of the SAM394 mission on a C-40B between Muscat, Oman, and Naples, Italy, Feb. 6, 2017. SAM is a call sign given to every mission the 89th Airlift Wing flies; it represents ‘Special Air Mission.’

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