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A U.S. Air Force major watches as a Filipino general signs for several cases of ordnance. The ordnance is being provided to help the Filipino government put down a coup attempt by rebel factions within the nation's armed forces

A flight crewman watches as airmen load supplies aboard a Marine Corps CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter. The supplies will be taken to U.S. military personnel who have been stranded at outlying locations as troops loyal to the Filipino government battle to crush an attempted coup by rebel factions within the Filipino armed forces

Personnel assigned to an outlying radar installation unload supplies from a Marine Corps CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter. The installation has been closed off as troops loyal to the Filipino government battle to crush an attempted coup by rebel factions within the Filipino armed forces

Two airmen scan the surrounding area from a hilltop observation post. A heightened state of security is in effect aboard the base as the Filipino government fights to put down a coup attempt by rebel factions within the nation's armed forces

Members of an Army unit wait for transportation after being stranded at the Filipino army post when rebel factions at the Filipino armed forces attempted a coup against the government in Manila. The soldiers were at Fort Misasai to take part in exercise Balikatan '90, which was cancelled as a result of the coup attempt

Airmen form a line to pass supplies into the cargo area of a helicopter. The helicopter will transport the supplies to U.S. military personnel who have been stranded at outlying locations as troops loyal to the Filipino government battle to crush an attempted coup by rebel factions within the Filipino armed forces

Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) troops get in

U.S. Air Force security policemen load a case of M-72 light anti-armor weapons (LAAWs) into a Filipino UH-1 Iroquois helicopter. The ordnance is being provided to help the Filipino government put down a coup attempt by rebel factions within the nation's armed forces

Republic of the Philippine Army Soldiers, offload humanitarian relief supplies from a US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Aviation Combat Element, Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 262 (HMM-262) (Reinforced) at Saint Bernard, Philippines, as part of the relief effort being conducted at the request of the Philippine government. This relief effort is a result of a mudslide, which devastated the town of Guinsahugon located in the southern part of the island of Leyte in the Philippines

STAFF officers of the 3rd Tactical Fighter Wing receive a briefing concerning the wing's role in helping the Filipino government to put down a coup attempt by rebel factions within the nation's armed forces

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Base: Clark Air Base

State: Luzon

Country: Philippines (PHL)

Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. James R. Pearson

Release Status: Released to Public

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01/12/1989
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