Operation Centennial Contact: West Coast

U.S. Air Force Capt. Joseph Carl, pilot with the 7th Airlift Squadron, performs low level flying maneuvers behind a C-17 Globemaster III during Operation Centennial Contact over the Pacific Northwest, June 27, 2023. Air Mobility Command brought together a total of 152 refueling aircraft and receivers from all 50 states to mark the 100th anniversary of the first air-to-air refueling. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Colleen Anthony)

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Operation Centennial Contact: West Coast

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 141st Air Refueling Wing, from Fairchild Air Force Base, prepares to refuel a C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 62d Airlift Wing during Operation Centennial Contact over the Pacific Northwest, June 27, 2023. Air Mobility Command brought together a total of 152 refueling aircraft and receivers from all 50 states to mark the 100th anniversary of the first air-to-air refueling. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Colleen Anthony)

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Operation Centennial Contact: West Coast

A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 62d Airlift Wing is refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker during Operation Centennial Contact over the Pacific Northwest, June 27, 2023. Air Mobility Command brought together a total of 152 refueling aircraft and receivers from all 50 states to mark the 100th anniversary of the first air-to-air refueling. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Colleen Anthony)

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Operation Centennial Contact: West Coast

Published July 7, 2023
By SrA Colleen Anthony
62d Airlift Wing

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD -- U.S. Air Force Capt. Joseph Carl, pilot with the 7th Airlift Squadron, performs low level flying maneuvers behind a C-17 Globemaster III during Operation Centennial Contact over the Pacific Northwest, June 27, 2023. Air Mobility Command brought together a total of 152 refueling aircraft and receivers from all 50 states to mark the 100th anniversary of the first air-to-air refueling. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Colleen Anthony)