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During the Sarajevo Air Bridge Humanitarian Aid termination ceremony, the French Joint Air Operations Commander from Ancona, Italy salutes and reports "Mission complete" to General-Division Perret, the French High Level Working Group (HLWG) representative. The last pallet of supplies has just been delivered. The longest humanitarian airlift in history is ending. During the past three and one half years the operation has provided 160,000 metric tons of supplies in 12,900 sorties involving 21 nations

As the last official act during the Sarajevo Air Bridge Humanitarian Aid termination ceremony, General-Division Perret, the French High Level Working Group (HLWG) representative shakes hands with Mr. Sergio Demello, the Assistant United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees after presenting the final HLWG letter. The longest humanitarian airlift in history is ending. During the past three and one half years the operation has provided 160,000 metric tons of supplies in 12,900 sorties involving 21 nations

The last pallet of supplies is off-loaded from a French C-130 from Ancona, Italy as part of the Sarajevo Air Bridge Humanitarian Aid termination ceremony. The longest humanitarian airlift in history is ending. During the past three and one half years the operation has provided 160,000 metric tons of supplies in 12,900 sorties involving 21 nations

A close-up view of the Air Land Air Drop patch as it is worn by a German flier on his way to participate in the Sarajevo Air Bridge Humanitarian Aid termination ceremony. The longest humanitarian airlift in history is ending. During the past three and one half years the operation has provided 160,000 metric tons of supplies in 12,900 sorties involving 21 nations

Paper flags representing six participating nations are attached to the last pallet of supplies as part of the Sarajevo Air Bridge Humanitarian Aid termination ceremony. The longest humanitarian airlift in history is ending. During the past three and one half years the operation has provided 160,000 metric tons of supplies in 12,900 sorties involving 21 nations

Forklifts carrying pallets of relief supplies line up to load an awaiting U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules. The supplies will be flown on a humanitarian relief flight to Sarajevo. The United States is conducting three flights a day and each flight contains food, medicine and blankets for the war-torn nation of Bosnia -Herzegovina as part of the operation.(Exact date unknown)

A French C-130 from Ancona, Italy taxies on the runway at Sarajevo Airport. It is delivering the last pallet which will be part of the Sarajevo Air Bridge Humanitarian Aid termination ceremony. The longest humanitarian airlift in history is ending. During the past three and one half years the operation has provided 160,000 metric tons of supplies in 12,900 sorties involving 21 nations

A United Nations ground crew member uses a forklift to unload pallets of wheat flour from a C-130 Hercules loaded with humanitarian relief supplies. The three-year-old relief effort has been able to resume its missions after a five month hold due to aircraft receiving ground fire over Sarajevo

Ground crew members use a forklift to move pallets of tarpaulins at the airport in preparation for loading onto a C-130 Hercules which will fly them into Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, on a relief mission. The three-year-old relief effort has been able to resume its missions after a five month hold due to aircraft receiving ground fire over Sarajevo

During the Sarajevo Air Bridge Humanitarian Aid termination ceremony, the last pallet of supplies is driven on a forklift into the hangar while members of the High Level Working Group (HLWG) watch. The longest humanitarian airlift in history is ending. During the past three and one half years the operation has provided 160,000 metric tons of supplies in 12,900 sorties involving 21 nations

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Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE PROMISE

Base: Sarajevo

Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

Scene Camera Operator: SRA Diane S. Robinson

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Airmen

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Members of the 200th and 201st Red Horse Air National Guard, Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base, Columbus, Ohio, disembark at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, to help in the housing relief effort after Super Typhoon Paka

Sergeant Glen Dickhaus, (right), Airborne Rigger, 24th Aerial Delivery Support Detachment, Aviano AB, Italy, operates a crane as they prepare a Towed Howitzer (105mm) M119 A1/A2 for placement on a pallet while other members ensure proper placement on the dunnage. When the howitzer is dropped, by parachute, the dunnage compresses on impact absorbing the shock

Aerospace control includes missions such as this U.S. F-16 Fighting Falcon, carrying an Aim-9 Sidewinder missile, and Royal Jordanian Air Force F-1 Mirage flying over Iraq. These sorties are designed to gain control over an aerospace environment. Published in AIRMAN Magazine October 1996

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Danielle Schwamb assists USAF Major (MAJ) Jay Hallenbeck with his flight gear before he starts his second flight today. Both are with the 391st Fighter Squadron (FS), Bold Tigers, 366th Fighter Wing (FW), Mountain Home Air Force Base (AFB), Idaho (ID). The Bold Tigers are attempting to break the record for most sorties flown by one squadron over a three-day period, they will attempt to fly 96 sorties per day

U.S. Air Force personnel with the 37th Airlift Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, prepare pallets of sacks of wheat flour in preparation for loading onto a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft which will fly into Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina on a relief mission. The three-year-old relief effort has been able to resume their relief missions after a five month hold due to aircraft receiving ground fire over Sarajevo. The C-130 crews fly two missions a day into the Sarajevo airport dropping off approximately 30 metric tons of wheat flour to the besieged residents.PHOTO by TECH. SGT. Bruce Sherwood

US Army (USA) Soldiers from the Stabilization Forces (SFOR) Sarajevo participated in Operation Smile, a voluntary program designed to bring happiness to the children of Bosnia during Operation JOINT FORGE. On this occasion, the Soldiers (Santa's helpers) visits a local children's hospital to hand out gift bags filled with toys and treats. The gift bags were purchased with money collected on Camp Butmir from military members representing as many as 37 countries

Airmen from the 378th Expeditionary Operations Group

US Army (USA) Major General (MGEN) Virgil L. Packett, Commander, Stabilization Forces (SFOR), poses with Santa Claus (MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Stewart Smith) outside the Clinical Center University of Sarajevo Pediatric Clinic during Operation Smile, a voluntary program designed to bring happiness to the children of Bosnia during Operation JOINT FORGE

A test section of the fiberglass hull of a surface effect ship (SES) measuring 46 feet long by 39 feet wide and weighing 103 tons is lowered into the water for shock testing

U.S. Air Force Capt., Alexander Rindo (left), Detachment

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