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United States Air Force and Belgium Army medical staff work on a Angolan patient injured in the crash of his AN-24 transport on take-off from the Brazzaville, Congo airport. The patient was taken from the crash site at the end of the runway to the medical facility located in a Congolese hangar near the middle of the runway which was in place in support of PHOENIX GAUNTLET. PHOENIX GAUNTLET deployed enabling forces as part of contingency planning to prepare for a possible evacuation of Americans from Zaire, gripped in a civil war
SENIOR AIRMAN Scott Mousseau, a C-17 Globemaster III, Electro-environment SPECIALIST with the 637th Aircraft Generation Squadron (AGS) from Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, preflight the aircraft prior to take off from the Libreville International Airport, Gabon, Africa, prior to Operation PHOENIX GAUNTLET. PHOENIX GAUNTLET deployed enabling forces as part of contingency planning to prepare for a possible evacuation of Americans from Zaire, gripped in a civil war
SENIOR AIRMAN John Syme, an air transportation specialist with the 621st Aerial Port Squadron (APS), McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, breaks down a water pallet at the Libreville International Airport, Gabon, prior to Operation PHOENIX GAUNTLET. PHOENIX GAUNTLET deployed enabling forces as part of contingency planning to prepare for a possible evacuation of Americans from Zaire, gripped in a civil war
Keeping hydrated, SENIOR AIRMAN Mike Evans, a Security Policeman from the 437th SPS, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, patrols the aircraft at the Libreville International Airport, Gabon, prior to missions for Operation PHOENIX GAUNTLET. PHOENIX GAUNTLET deployed enabling forces as part of contingency planning to prepare for a possible evacuation of Americans from Zaire, gripped in a civil war
US Army personnel carry their belongings to a United States Air Force C-141B Starlifter on the Brazzaville, Congo flightline. United States Army and Air Force personnel are beginning to re-deploy to home stations as PHOENIX GAUNTLET operations are handed over to the United States Marine Corps. PHOENIX GAUNTLET deployed enabling forces as part of contingency planning to prepare for a possible evacuation of Americans from Zaire, gripped in a civil war
A MH-53E Super Stallion crewmember stands next to the aircrafts refueling point during an engines running refueling in Brazzaville, Congo for PHOENIX GAUNTLET. PHOENIX GAUNTLET deployed enabling forces as part of contingency planning to prepare for a possible evacuation of Americans from Zaire, gripped in a civil war
Host Nation locals watch from a hill outside the perimeter fence as a US Air Force Special Operations Command MC-130H Combat Talon II takes-off from Brazzaville Airport, Republic of Congo. The MC-130H was participating in PHOENIX GAUNTLET. PHOENIX GAUNTLET deployed enabling forces as part of contingency planning to prepare for a possible evacuation of Americans from Zaire, gripped in a civil war
Technical Sergeant Tony Myers, a Tanker Airlift Control Element (TALCE) Communications from the 621st Air Mobility Operation Squadron (AMOS), McGuire Air Force Base, receives incoming information on inbound aircraft at the Libreville International Airport, Gabon for Operation PHOENIX GAUNTLET. PHOENIX GAUNTLET deployed enabling forces as part of contingency planning to prepare for a possible evacuation of Americans from Zaire, gripped in a civil war
STAFF Sergeant Leo Martin, SENIOR AIRMAN Mike Evans, and SENIOR AIRMAN Robert Herring, all Security Police from the 437th SPS, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, patrol the aircraft with their ATV (all terrain vehicle) at the Libreville International Airport, Gabon, prior to missions for Operation PHOENIX GAUNTLET. PHOENIX GAUNTLET deployed enabling forces as part of contingency planning to prepare for a possible evacuation of Americans from Zaire, gripped in a civil war
A piece of blue jeans smolders on the ground near the wreckage of an Angolan AN-24 Cargo aircraft at the Brazzaville, Congo, airport. The jeans were cut off of a crewmember as he was pulled from the wreckage by US and Belgium personnel who were on location for PHOENIX GAUNTLET. PHOENIX GAUNTLET deployed enabling forces as part of contingency planning to prepare for a possible evacuation of Americans from Zaire, gripped in a civil war
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Subject Operation/Series: PHOENIX GAUNTLET
Base: Brazzaville
Country: Congo (COG)
Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gregory L. Davis, USAF
Release Status: Released to Public
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Date
14/04/1997
Source
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