Squadron Leader Russell W. La Forte (left), Military Coordination Center (MCC) security officer, Royal Air Force Regiment, High Wycombe, UK, and COL. Jerald L. Thompson, co-commander of the MCC, Fort Bragg, NC, pin-point their location on a map in northern Iraq. They are northwest of Iraqi military camp, Faydah, about one kilometer from the edge of the security allied zone. The MCC is the Joint Service Combined Forward Liaison element to Joint Task Force Provide Comfort, which is based at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. Their mission is to monitor Iraqi compliance with the United Nations Security Council resolution 688. The MCC is staffed by military representatives from Turkey, Britain, ...

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[Complete] Scene Caption: Squadron Leader Russell W. La Forte (left), Military Coordination Center (MCC) security officer, Royal Air Force Regiment, High Wycombe, UK, and Col. Jerald L. Thompson, co-commander of the MCC, Fort Bragg, NC, pin-point their location on a map in northern Iraq. They are northwest of Iraqi military camp, Faydah, about one kilometer from the edge of the security allied zone. The MCC is the Joint Service Combined Forward Liaison element to Joint Task Force Provide Comfort, which is based at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. Their mission is to monitor Iraqi compliance with the United Nations Security Council resolution 688. The MCC is staffed by military representatives from Turkey, Britain, France and the United States.(Exact date unknown)

Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT

Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. Theodore J. Koniares

Release Status: Released to Public
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