010420-F-1540F-001. [Complete] Scene Caption: Major Anne Johnston, USAF, Alabama Air National Guard's 117th Air Refueling Wing, Birmingham, Alabama, a KC-135R co-pilot, listens to radio traffic while in the pattern over the Adriatic Sea on an aerial refueling mission in support of the daily air patrols over the Balkan region. The unit deployed to Istres Air Base, for the past month as part of the 16th Expeditionary Operations Group, a small Air Force detachment located on this French air base as part of Operation JOINT FORGE. The 16th Expeditionary Operations Group is a unit of the 16th Air Ex
010420-F-1540F-001. [Complete] Scene Caption: Major Anne Johnston, USAF, Alabama Air National Guard's 117th Air Refueling Wing, Birmingham, Alabama, a KC-135R co-pilot, listens to radio traffic while in the pattern over the Adriatic Sea on an aerial refueling mission in support of the daily air patrols over the Balkan region. The unit deployed to Istres Air Base, for the past month as part of the 16th Expeditionary Operations Group, a small Air Force detachment located on this French air base as part of Operation JOINT FORGE. The 16th Expeditionary Operations Group is a unit of the 16th Air Expeditionary Wing, Air Forces in Europe (USAFE)."The United States has agreed to provide a force of approximately 6,900 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 Country: Adriatic Sea Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE
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Photo credit: © NB/ROD / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: 16, df-sd-03-02340, eog/pa, fidler, kenneth, msgt
