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STAFF Sergeant Brian D. McGriff, a loadmaster with the 14th Airlift Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, drives a 1008 pick-up vehicle out of a C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft and on to Sarajevo International Airport. The 14th Airlift Squadron is providing inter-theater transport capability to the former Yugoslavia region in support of Operation JOINT GUARD. JOINT GUARD is the NATO peacekeeping mission that monitors the militaries of the former warring factions and provides a climate of stability in the war-torn land of Bosnia-Herzegovina

STAFF Sergeant William E. Pace, a loadmaster with the 14th Airlift Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, conducts a after landing visual check of a C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft after it has landed at Sarajevo International Airport. The 14th Airlift Squadron is providing inter-theater transport capability to the former Yugoslavia region in support of Operation Joint Guard. JOINT GUARD is the NATO peacekeeping mission that monitors the militaries of the former warring factions and provides a climate of stability in the war-torn land of Bosnia-Herzegovina

STAFF Sergeant Brian D. McGriff, a loadmaster with the 14th Airlift Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, conducts a radio check with the crew in preparation of a Boeing C-17 Globemaster III airlift mission from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, to Sarajevo in the former Yugoslavia. The 14th Airlift Squadron is providing inter-theater transport capability to the former Yugoslavia region in support of Operation JOINT GUARD. JOINT GUARD monitors the militaries of the former warring factions and provide a climate of stability

A C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft from the 14th Airlift Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, is off loaded by a team of international peacekeepers from Sarajevo International Airport. The 14th Airlift Squadron is providing inter-theater transport capability to the former Yugoslavia region in support of Operation JOINT GUARD. JOINT GUARD is the NATO peacekeeping mission that monitors the militaries of the former warring factions and provides a climate of stability in the war-torn land of Bosnia-Herzegovina

STAFF Sergeant William E. Pace, a loadmaster with the 14th Airlift Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, performs spotter duties as his C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft enters Bosnian airspace in support of Operation JOINT GUARD. As a spotter, he is required to look out the side window for any surface to air threat and report this threat to the pilot who will perform evasive maneuvers. JOINT GUARD is the NATO peacekeeping mission that monitors the militaries of the former warring factions and provides a climate of stability in the war-torn land of Bosnia-Herzegovina

STAFF Sergeant William E. Pace (right) and STAFF Sergeant Brian D. McGriff, loadmasters with the 14th Airlift Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, pull flak jackets and associated equipment from holds in the rear of a C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft. Once in Bosnian airspace, all crewmembers are required to don a protective flak vest and helmet. The 14th Airlift Squadron is providing inter-theater transport capability to the former Yugoslavia region in support of Operation JOINT GUARD. JOINT GUARD continues to monitor the militaries of the former warring factions and provides a climate of stability

STAFF SGT. Brian D. McGriff, loadmaster with the 14th Airlift Squadron (AS), drives a 1008 pick-up vehicle out of a C-17 Globemaster III transporter after arrival at Sarajevo International Airport. The 14th AS's C-17s assigned to the 437th Airlift Wing, Charleston Air Force Base, S.C. are providing inter-theater transport capability to the former Yugoslavia region in support the United Nation's Implementation Force

C-17 Globemaster III loadmaster, STAFF SGT. Brian D. McGriff assigned to the 14th Airlift Squadron (AS), conducts a radio check with the rest of the crew in preparation for a mission from Ramstein Air Base, Germany to Sarajevo. The 14th AS's C-17s assigned to the 437th Airlift Wing, Charleston Air Force Base, S.C. are providing inter-theater transport capability to the former Yugoslavia region in support the United Nation's Implementation Force

A C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft from the 14th Airlift Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, waits for a French off load crew to begin the process of removing pallets and containers from the aircraft after landing at Sarajevo International Airport. The 14th Airlift Squadron is providing inter-theater transport capability to the former Yugoslavia region in support of Operation JOINT GUARD. JOINT GUARD is the NATO peacekeeping mission that monitors the militaries of the former warring factions and provides a climate of stability in the war-torn land of Bosnia-Herzegovina

STAFF Sergeant Brian D. McGriff, a loadmaster with the 14th Airlift Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, checks for obstacles that might hamper the clearance of the C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft as it taxis on the ramp of Sarajevo International Airport. The 14th Airlift Squadron is providing inter-theater transport capability to the former Yugoslavia region in support of Operation JOINT GUARD. JOINT GUARD is the NATO peacekeeping mission that monitors the militaries of the former warring factions and provides a climate of stability in the war-torn land of Bosnia-Herzegovina

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Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD

Base: Sarajevo

Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public

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