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First Lieutenant (1LT) Dan Elwell, Detachment 2, 1402nd Military Airlift Squadron, does a walk-around preflight check on a C-21A aircraft

US Air Force (USAF) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Mark A. Muna, from Mangilao, Guam, an Aeromedical Technician, with the 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron (AES), Ramstein Air Base (AB), Germany, explains the mission and capabilities of the C-9 Nightingale Aeromedical aircraft to a visitor at the African Aerospace Defense Exhibition and Air Show at Air Force Base (AFB) Waterkloof, South Africa

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. John J. Nichols, the 509th

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Seth A. Woodhull, a tiltrotor

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jeff Greene, 7th Equipment

First Lt. James Demkowicz, a student pilot assigned

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Jarrod DeVore, an F/A-18C

U.S. Air Force Col. Jason Hinds, 1st Fighter Wing commander,

U.S. Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Scott Rienmuth, F-16 Eagle fighter aircraft Crew CHIEF, 64th Aggressors Squadron, waits for the return of an aircraft during exercise William Tell 2004 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., on Nov. 12, 2004.(U.S. Air Force photo by TECH. SGT. Kevin Gruenwald) (Released)

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United States Air Force Major Mike Licata (left), 621st Tactical Airlift Control Element (TALCE) Commander explains his operations to members of the party accompanying Congolese Minister of Defense General (retired) Ayayen (right) during a tour of the operations center during 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 Air Force (USAF) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) David Greene, Flight Engineer, assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron (AS), 86th Airlift Wing (AW), performs a pre-flight cockpit operational check on a C-130 Hercules aircraft, before its departure at Hoedspruit Air Force Base, South Africa, during Operation ATLAS RESPONSE. USAF personnel are deployed to South Africa to provide humanitarian relief to the people forced from their homes in the flooded regions of Mozambique

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Joe Martin, a HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopters Crew CHIEF assigned to the 41st Rescue Squadron (RQS), readies his aircraft for redeployment at Air Force Base Hoedspruit, South Africa as humanitarian relief missions in Southern Africa comes to a close. The Operation is a Humanitarian Aid Operation directed by the US European Command (USEUCOM) to help the people of Mozambique, after severe flooding displaced over a million people from their homes

US Air Force (USAF) Airmen are assisted by South African Air Force (SAAF) personnel as they load equipment and supplies aboard a Air Mobility Command (AMC) C-5A Galaxy aircraft, in preparation for redeployment at Air Force Base Hoedspruit, South Africa as humanitarian relief missions in Southern Africa comes to a close, during Operation ATLAS RESPONSE. The Operation is a Humanitarian Aid Operation directed by the US European Command (USEUCOM) to help the people of Mozambique, after severe flooding displaced over a million people from their homes

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Fred Hall, a Loadmaster assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron (AS), 86th Airlift Wing (AW), checks weight and balances on C-130 Hercules aircraft, prior to their departure at Hoedspruit Air Force Base, South Africa, during Operation ATLAS RESPONSE. USAF personnel are deployed to South Africa to provide humanitarian relief to the people forced from their homes in the flooded regions of Mozambique

United States Air Force Captain Chris Wheeler (right), 52nd Fighter Wing, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, assigned as Air Traffic Control Liason, Air Force Base Hoedspruit, South Africa, works side-by-side with Lieutenant Fairhurst (center), South African Air Force, Air Traffic Controller, to coordinate aircraft departure clearances for USAF aircraft during Operation Atlas Response. The aircraft are deployed to South Africa to provide humanitarian relief to the people forced from their homes in the flooded regions of Mozambique, 8 March 2000

US Air Force (USAF) Airmen assigned to the 41st Rescue Squadron (RQS), readies a HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter for redeployment at Air Force Base Hoedspruit, South Africa as humanitarian relief missions in Southern Africa comes to a close. The Operation is a Humanitarian Aid Operation directed by the US European Command (USEUCOM) to help the people of Mozambique, after severe flooding displaced over a million people from their homes

SENIOR AIRMAN Arbie Dillion, a security police specialist with the 437th Security Police Squadron (SPS), Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, patrols the flight line on a All Terrain Vehicle (ATV). In the background, a C-17 Globemaster III prepares to leave the Libreville International Airport, Gabon, prior to Operation GUARDIAN ASSISTANCE, the support to the large humanitarian effort in Africa

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) James Gaffney, Vehicle Mechanic, 86th Contingency Response Group (CRG), tosses a top net onto palletized cargo at Mouakchott Airport, Atar, Islamic Republic of Mauritania (MRT). SSGT Gaffney amd his deployed mission support team are responsible for the redeployment of the Pan Sahel Initiative from Africa, which utilized Special Forces teams to train African military units in force protection, border patrol, and anti-terrorism operations

Through a United States Army interpreter (right), United States Air Force Major Mike Licata (left), 621st Tactical Airlift Control Element (TALCE) Commander explains his operations to the Congolese Minister of Defense General (retired) Ayayen (middle) during a tour of the Brazzaville airfield. This tour gave an overview of the operation being conducted by United States and other friendly forces in support of Operation GUARDIAN ASSISTANCE, the support to the large humanitarian effort in Africa

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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

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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U.S. Army Soldiers, assigned to 1st Battalion, 25th

A close-up of the exterior of the cockpit area of a B-2 Spirit, stealth bomber, from the 509th Bomb Wing, inside the hangar. Inside the cockpit pilots can be seen climbing into their seats prior to engine start. Global Guardian is designed to exercise the ability of USSTRATCOM and its component forces to effectively deter a military attack against the United States and employ forces as directed by the National Command Authority

Sudan 1:250,000 / Historic map, Library of Congress

A member of the Congolese military practices inspecting a vehicle under the supervision of U.S. Navy instructors as part of Africa Partnership Station (APS) 2011.

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

Sudan 1:250,000 / Historic map, Library of Congress

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

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Buck Kaplan, exercise commander,

Overview of 184-inch cyclotron construction, taken May 18, 1942. Principal Investigator/Project: Analog Conversion Project [Photographer: Donald Cooksey]

US Air Force Security Policeman, SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Theodore Peterson, 436th Security Police Squadron, Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, next to a Kawasaki 4x4 All Terain Vehical (ATV), watches a C-141B Starlifter taxi in to Maya Maya Airport in Brazzaville, Congo. SRA Peterson, along with others, are deployed to Brazzaville 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

US Marine Corps Lance Corporal (LCPL) Walter Perkins, Security Battalion (SB), Quantico Marine Corps Base (MCB), Virginia and his dog Irac, provide security for the US Air Force (USAF) forward-deployed Tanker Airlift Control Element (TALCE) unit

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