Remembering ESSO 77
Left to Right: Maj. Matthew Laiho, Capt. Kenneth Thiele, Maj. David Fite, and Tech. Sgt. Richard Visintainer. The crew of ESSO 77, who lost their lives when their KC-135 Stratotanker crashed Jan. 13, 1999 near Geilenkirchen NATO Air Base in Geilenkirchen, Germany. (U.S. Air National Guard photo illustration by Staff Sgt. Rose M. Lust)