After making a 20 hour flight from Saudi Arabia to Charleston AFB, weary pets are reunited with their owners. Some will be sent home the following day via connecting flights. The U.S. Air Force provided air conditioning and veterinarians for the animals which are property of United States Department of Defense, military, and civilian personnel relocated after the terrorist bombing in Saudi Arabia

Weary pets await their owners after being flown for 20 hours on an Air Force C-141 transport plane from Saudi Arabia to Charleston AFB, S.C. The pets belong to United States citizens who were forced to relocate after the terrorist bombing in Saudi Arabia. U.S. Air Force provided air conditioning and veterinary care for the animals

U.S. Air Force personnel carry over 90 pets flown from Saudi Arabia to Charleston International Airport. The animals were transported to an air conditioned holding facility where Air Force veterinarians inspected them. The owners picked up their pet from this facility. Some of the pets were sent home via connecting flights the next day. The pets are property of United States Department of Defense, military, and civilian personnel relocated after the terrorist bombing in Saudi Arabia

After making a 20 hour flight from Saudi Arabia to Charleston AFB, Misty is reunited with her owner, Jackie. Over 90 pets made the flight aboard a U.S. Air Force C-141. Those not picked up by their owners in Charleston will be sent home the following day via connecting flights. The U.S. Air Force provided air conditioning and veterinarians for the animals which are property of United States Department of Defense, military, and civilian personnel relocated after the terrorist bombing in Saudi Arabia

United States Air Force personnel offload over 90 pets in cages from a C-141. They were flown on a 19 hour flight from Saudi Arabia to Charleston International Airport. The animals were taken to an air conditioned holding facility where Air Force veterinarians inspected them, and their owners picked them up. Some of the pets were sent home via connecting flights the next day. The pets are the property of U.S. military, and civilian personnel relocated after the terrorist bombing in Saudi Arabia

After making a 20 hour flight from Saudi Arabia to Charleston AFB, weary pets are reunited with their owners. Some will be sent home the following day via connecting flights. The U.S. Air Force provided air conditioning and veterinarians for the animals which are property of United States Department of Defense, military, and civilian personnel relocated after the terrorist bombing in Saudi Arabia

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Summary

The original finding aid described this photograph as:

Base: Charleston Air Force Base

State: South Carolina (SC)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: SRA Ed Littlejohn

Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

date_range

Date

17/08/1996

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Location

Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina

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Source

The U.S. National Archives

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Link

https://catalog.archives.gov/

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