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SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Curtis Towne, USAF, a crew member from the USN EP-3 Aries II aircraft involved in the March 31st accident with a Chinese F-8 aircraft, receives a lay as he is welcomed at Hickam AFB, Hawaii. The crew arrived at Hickam AFB, HI from Anderson AB, Guam on board an USAF C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, as part of Operation VALIANT RETURN. The EP-3 crew members were detained in China for 17 days prior to being released
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SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Curtis Towne, USAF, a crew member from the USN EP-3 Aries II aircraft involved in the March 31st accident with a Chinese F-8 aircraft, receives a lay as he is welcomed at Hickam AFB, Hawaii. The crew arrived at Hickam AFB, HI from Anderson AB, Guam on board an USAF C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, as part of Operation VALIANT RETURN. The EP-3 crew members were detained in China for 17 days prior to being released

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The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: VALIANT RETURN Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Adrian Cadiz, Uasf Release Status: Released to Public
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