Phantom in the water

Tech. Sgt. Richard Hittie uses a high-pressure hose to clear the silt that has built up inside a jettisoned F-4 Phantom II fuel tank at the Port of Anchorage, Alaska, Sept. 18, 2012. Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson and the Port of Anchorage worked together to safely remove the external fuel tank, which was discovered earlier by Port personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Omari Bernard)

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Published Sept. 21, 2012

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AFNS) -- The Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson Crash Recovery Unit and Anchorage Port Authority removed an F-4 Phantom II fuel tank that was embedded in the harbor bank here Sept. 18.

Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson Airmen and the Port of Anchorage worked together to safely remove the external fuel tank, which was discovered by Port personnel.

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Phantom in the water

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