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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

C-17 Globemaster III (left, tail), and a C-141 Starlifter (center) from Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, and another C-141 from McCord Air Force Base, Washington, sits on the over crowded ramp 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

C-17 Globemaster III (left) and C-141 Starlifter from Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, and another C-141 from McCord Air Force Base, Washington, sits on the over crowded ramp 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

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

SENIOR AIRMAN Arbie Dillion, a Security Policeman from the 437th SPS, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, guard the temporary armory 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

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

With 5.56mm Colt M16A2 Assault Rifle at the ready, SENIOR AIRMAN Mike Evans, and SENIOR AIRMAN Robert Herring, both Security Police from the 437th SPS, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, patrol 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

AIRMAN First Class Carla Percy, a TALC operator for the 621st Air Mobility Control Squadron (AMCS), McGuire Air Force Base, looks on as Captain John Groff, the Tanker Airlift Control (TALC) OPS officer, fills out airflow plans while deployed 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

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

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Subject Operation/Series: PHOENIX GAUNTLET

Base: Libreville

Country: Gabon (GAB)

Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Andy Dunaway, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public

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US Marine Corps Corporal Joseph Calebro uses an AN/PSC-3 Satellite Communications Radio on the tarmac at Pointe Noire, Congo. Corporal Calebro is attached to VMGR-252 (Detachment Bravo) to provide KC-130 Hercules aircraft secure communications while deployed 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

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