By Senior Airman Christopher Quail, 436th Airlift Wing Public Affairs / Published February 03, 2021
A Tunisian air force C-130J Super Hercules prepares for takeoff after completing a foreign military sales mission at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Jan. 28, 2021. Tunisia is a major non-NATO ally of the United States and already works with the Defense Department on many shared interests and concerns. Some of the shared interests include freedom of navigation, intelligence sharing, humanitarian operations and disaster relief. Due to its strategic geographic location, Dover AFB supports approximately $3.5 billion worth of FMS operations annually. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Quail)
Robert Kelledes, 436th Maintenance Squadron work leader, marshals a Tunisian air force C-130J Super Hercules as part of a foreign military sales mission at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Jan. 28, 2021. The U.S. was the first major power to recognize Tunisian sovereignty and established relations with Tunisia in 1956 following its independence from France. Since then, Tunisia has become an even more critical partner and a major non-NATO ally, which entails military and economic privileges and is a powerful symbol of the close relationship between the U.S. and Tunisia. Due to its strategic geographic location, Dover AFB supports approximately $3.5 billion worth of FMS operations annually. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Quail)
Staff Sgt. Deric Sexton, 436th Aerial Port Squadron load planner, delivers foreign military sales cargo to a Tunisian air force C-130J Super Hercules at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Jan. 28, 2021. The U.S. and Tunisia have enjoyed strong diplomatic relations for over 200 years, a special bond first enshrined when the two countries signed the Treaty of Peace and Friendship in 1797. Tunisia was among the first to recognize the newly independent U.S. during that time. Due to its strategic geographic location, Dover AFB supports approximately $3.5 billion worth of FMS operations annually. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Quail) (This image was altered for security purposes by blurring identification on cargo)
Staff Sgt. Deric Sexton, 436th Aerial Port Squadron load planner, delivers foreign military sales cargo to a Tunisian air force airman at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Jan. 28, 2021. The U.S. and Tunisia have enjoyed strong diplomatic relations for over 200 years, a special bond first enshrined when the two countries signed the Treaty of Peace and Friendship in 1797. Tunisia was among the first to recognize the newly independent U.S. during that time. Due to its strategic geographic location, Dover AFB supports approximately $3.5 billion worth of FMS operations annually. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Quail)
A Dover Air Force Base C-17 Globemaster III flies above a Tunisian air force C-130J Super Hercules during a foreign military sales mission at Dover AFB, Delaware, Jan. 28, 2021. The U.S. was the first major power to recognize Tunisian sovereignty and established relations with Tunisia in 1956 following its independence from France. Since then, Tunisia has become an even more critical partner and a major non-NATO ally, which entails military and economic privileges and is a powerful symbol of the close relationship between the U.S. and Tunisia. Due to its strategic geographic location, Dover AFB supports approximately $3.5 billion worth of FMS operations annually. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Quail)
Airman 1st Class Kalub Kersey, 436th Aerial Port Squadron special cargo processor, and a Tunisian air force airman review a document during a foreign military sales mission at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Jan. 28, 2021. The U.S. was the first major power to recognize Tunisian sovereignty and established relations with Tunisia in 1956 following its independence from France. Since then, Tunisia has become an even more critical partner and a major non-NATO ally, which entails military and economic privileges and is a powerful symbol of the close relationship between the U.S. and Tunisia. Due to its strategic geographic location, Dover AFB supports approximately $3.5 billion worth of FMS operations annually. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Quail) (This image was altered for security purposes by blurring identification on cargo)
A Tunisian air force airman inspects a box during a foreign military sales mission at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Jan. 28, 2021. The U.S. was the first major power to recognize Tunisian sovereignty and established relations with Tunisia in 1956 following its independence from France. Since then, Tunisia has become an even more critical partner and a major non-NATO ally, which entails military and economic privileges and is a powerful symbol of the close relationship between the U.S. and Tunisia. Tunisia was among the first to recognize the newly independent U.S. during that time. Due to its strategic geographic location, Dover AFB supports approximately $3.5 billion worth of FMS operations annually. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Quail) (This image was altered for security purposes by blurring identification on cargo)
Staff Sgt. Deric Sexton, 436th Aerial Port Squadron load planner, delivers foreign military sales cargo to a Tunisian air force airman at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Jan. 28, 2021. The U.S. and Tunisia have enjoyed strong diplomatic relations for over 200 years, a special bond first enshrined when the two countries signed the Treaty of Peace and Friendship in 1797. Tunisia was among the first to recognize the newly independent U.S. during that time. Due to its strategic geographic location, Dover AFB supports approximately $3.5 billion worth of FMS operations annually. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Quail) (This image was altered for security purposes by blurring identification on cargo)
Staff Sgt. Deric Sexton, 436th Aerial Port Squadron load planner, delivers foreign military sales cargo to a Tunisian air force C-130J Super Hercules at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Jan. 28, 2021. The U.S. and Tunisia have enjoyed strong diplomatic relations for over 200 years, a special bond first enshrined when the two countries signed the Treaty of Peace and Friendship in 1797. Tunisia was among the first to recognize the newly independent U.S. during that time. Due to its strategic geographic location, Dover AFB supports approximately $3.5 billion worth of FMS operations annually. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Quail)
A Tunisian air force C-130J Super Hercules arrives for a foreign military sales mission at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Jan. 28, 2021. The U.S. was the first major power to recognize Tunisian sovereignty and established relations with Tunisia in 1956 following its independence from France. Since then, Tunisia has become an even more critical partner and a major non-NATO ally, which entails military and economic privileges and is a powerful symbol of the close relationship between the U.S. and Tunisia. Due to its strategic geographic location, Dover AFB supports approximately $3.5 billion worth of FMS operations annually. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Quail)
A Tunisian air force airman prepares a Tunisian air force C-130J Super Hercules for takeoff after completing a foreign military sales mission at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Jan. 28, 2021. The U.S. was the first major power to recognize Tunisian sovereignty and established relations with Tunisia in 1956 following its independence from France. Since then, Tunisia has become an even more critical partner and a major non-NATO ally, which entails military and economic privileges and is a powerful symbol of the close relationship between the U.S. and Tunisia. Due to its strategic geographic location, Dover AFB supports approximately $3.5 billion worth of FMS operations annually. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Quail)
A Tunisian C-130J Super Hercules prepares for takeoff after completing a foreign military sales mission at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Jan. 28, 2021. Tunisia is a major non-NATO ally of the United States and already works with the Defense Department on many shared interests and concerns. Some of the shared interests include freedom of navigation, intelligence sharing, humanitarian operations and disaster relief. Due to its strategic geographic location, Dover AFB supports approximately $3.5 billion worth of FMS operations annually. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Quail)
A Tunisian air force C-130J Super Hercules sits on the flight line following the completion of a foreign military sales mission at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Jan. 28, 2021.The U.S. was the first major power to recognize Tunisian sovereignty and established relations with Tunisia in 1956 following its independence from France. Since then, Tunisia has become an even more critical partner and a major non-NATO ally, which entails military and economic privileges and is a powerful symbol of the close relationship between the U.S. and Tunisia. Due to its strategic geographic location, Dover AFB supports approximately $3.5 billion worth of FMS operations annually. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Quail)