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Long shot. Admiral Steve Abbott, Deputy Commander In CHIEF, U.S. European Command, is greeted at Air Force Base Hoedspruit, South Africa, by Major General Joe Werhle, 3rd Air Force Commander and Joint Task Force (JTF), Atlas Response Commander as well as Brigadier General Mark Volchef, 86th Air Wing Commander and Air Force Forces Commander for Joint Task Force Atlas Response. The Admiral arrived and attended the Memorial service for AIRMAN Costas who tragically died here in South Africa, as Operation Atlas Response, a humantiarian relief mission in southern Africa comes to a close

Long shot. Admiral Steve Abbott, Deputy Commander in CHIEF U.S. European Command is greeted at Air Force Base Hoedspruit, South Africa, by Brigadier General Chris Eksteen, Commander of Air Force Base Hoedspruit. The Admiral arrived and attended the Memorial Service for AIRMAN Costas who tragically died here in South Africa, as Operation Atlas Response, a humantiarian relief mission in southern Africa comes to a close

Medium long shot. Major General Joe Wehrle, Commander 3rd Air Force and the Joint Task Force, Atlas Response Commander, is greeted by Brigadier General Chris Eksteen, Commander of Air Force Base Hoedspruit, South Africa, as he arrives from Mozambique as Operation Atlas Response, a humantiarian relief mission in southern Africa comes to a close

Medium shot. Captain Jeff Burrell, Officer in Charge of Logistics Plans and Cargo Loading, from Headquarters, US Air Forces Europe, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, talks to Captain Luis Teixira, a Portugese C-130 Pilot assigned to 501st Squadron, based from Air Force Base Montijo, Portugal, about the loading of his aircraft at the International Airport at Maputo, Mozambique, Africa 17 March 2000. The teams are deployed to Maputo in support of Operation Atlas Response, a Humanitarian Aid Operation to help the people of Mozambique, after severe flooding displaced over a million people from their homes

Medium long shot. STAFF Sergeant Manfred Browder, and SENIOR AIRMAN Shane Redding, both Air Transportation Specialists and members of the 86th Air Mobility Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, with help of local laborers, build pallets of humanitarian supplies at the International Airport at Maputo, Mozambique, Africa 17 March 2000. They and their team are deployed in support of Operation Atlas Response, a Humanitarian Aid Operation to help the people of Mozambique, after severe flooding displaced over a million people from their homes

Medium shot. A local man waits for the signal from STAFF Sergeant Greg Sanford, an Aerial GUNNER assigned to the 56th Rescue Squadron at Keflavik, Iceland, to help unload tents for the people in the town of Machanga, South of Beira, Mozambique. To date, Joint Special Operations Task Force aircraft, participating in Operation Atlas Response, have delivered more than 71 tons of humanitarian relief supplies on 102 flights to more than 20 locations

Medium shot. AIRMAN First Class Joe Martin, a MH-60 Pave Hawk Crew CHIEF, from the 41st Rescue Squadron, Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, makes ready his helicopter, for transport aboard a C-5 back at Air Force Base Hoedspruit, South Africa, after they arrived from Beira, Mozambique where they delivered relief supplies to the far reaches of the country, as Operation Atlas Response, a humantiarian relief mission in southern Africa comes to a close

US Navy (USN) Admiral (ADM) Steve Abbott (background center), Deputy Commander in CHIEF, US European Command (USEUCOM) chats with South African Air Force (SAAF) Brigadier General (BGEN) and Mrs. Chris Eksteen, Commander, Air Force Base (AFB) Hoedspruit, South Africa and US Air Force (USAF) Major General Joe Wehrle (right), Commander, 3rd Air Force and Joint Task Force ATLAS RESPONSE, during his visit at AFB Hoedspruit, South Africa. The Admiral also attended memorial services conducted for a USAF AIRMAN who was tragically killed during the Operation

Medium shot. U.S. Air Force Major General Joe Wehrle, commander of Joint Task Force, Operation Atlas Response, and Colonel Michael Russel, commander of Joint Special Operations Task Force at Beira, make a conference call with leaders in Maputo, Mozambique, and Air Force Base Hoedspruit, in South Africa, to obtain situational updates and arrange priorities for delivery of humanitarian relief to the people of Mozambique. To date Joint Special Operations, Task Force aircraft participating in Operation Atlas Response, have delivered more than 71 tons of humanitarian relief supplies on 102 flights to more than 20 locations

Medium close shot. Admiral Steve Abbott, Deputy Commander in CHIEF U.S. European Command chats with Brigadier General Chris Eksteen, commander of Air Force Base Hoedspruit, South Africa, and Major General Joe Werhle, 3rd Air Force Commander and Joint Task Force Atlas Response Commander. The Admiral arrived and attended the Memorial service for AIRMAN Costas who tragically died here in South Africa, as Operation Atlas Response, a Humantiarian Relief Mission in Southern Africa comes to a close

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Subject Operation/Series: ATLAS RESPONSE

Base: Hoedspruit Air Force Base

Country: South Africa (ZAF)

Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Ken Bergmann

Release Status: Released to Public

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