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SENIOR AIRMAN Larry Senegal, USAF, (left), Command and Control Journeyman, and Technical Sergeant Darryl Moser, USAF, Communications SPECIALIST, both with the 86th Contingency Response Group, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, assemble TCS-Ultralite satellite terminal, a mobile communications unit, at the airfield in Accra, Ghana. In preparation to transport US forces and cargo involved in Operation FOCUS RELIEF. Operation FOCUS RELIEF, a United Nations peacekeeping operation in Sierra Leone, to equip and train seven battalions from West African countries to be able to conduct peace enforcement operations

AIRMAN First Class Mark Taylor, USAF, Air Transportation SPECIALIST, 86th Contingency Response Group, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, marshals a forklift to a halt to place a cargo pallet on dunnage at the airfield in Accra, Ghana, in preparation to transport US forces and cargo involved in Operation FOCUS RELIEF. Operation FOCUS RELIEF, a United Nations peacekeeping operation in Sierra Leone, to equip and train seven battalions from West African countries to be able to conduct peace enforcement operations

Technical Sergeant Darryl Moser, USAF, Communications SPECIALIST, 86th Contingency Response Group, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, prepares to tie down and secure a Discone receiving antenna at the airfield in Accra, Ghana, in preparation to transport US forces and cargo involved in Operation FOCUS RELIEF. Operation FOCUS RELIEF, a United Nations peacekeeping operation in Sierra Leone, to equip and train seven battalions from West African countries to be able to conduct peace enforcement operations

STAFF Sergeant Scott Tenmey, USAF, Vehicle Maintenance SPECIALIST, 86th Contingency Response Group, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, uses a Case MW20BFL10K-AT forklift, moves a pallet of cargo at the airfield in Accra, Ghana, in preparation to transport US forces and cargo involved in Operation FOCUS RELIEF. Operation FOCUS RELIEF, a United Nations peacekeeping operation in Sierra Leone, to equip and train seven battalions from West African countries to be able to conduct peace enforcement operations

STAFF Sergeant Frank Otero, USAF, 86th Contingency Response Group, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, uses a Case MW20BFL forklift to load cargo onboard a C-17 Globemaster III for return to the United States after participating in Operation FOCUS RELIEF, in Accra, Ghana. Operation FOCUS RELIEF, a United Nations peacekeeping operation in Sierra Leone, to equip and train seven battalions from West African countries to be able to conduct peace enforcement operations

SENIOR AIRMAN Larry Senegal, USAF, Command and Control Journeyman, 86th Contingency Response Group, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, assembles a TCS-Ultralite satellite terminal, a mobile communications unit, at the airfield in Accra, Ghana, in preparation to transport US forces and cargo involved in Operation FOCUS RELIEF. Operation FOCUS RELIEF, a United Nations peacekeeping operation in Sierra Leone, to equip and train seven battalions from West African countries to be able to conduct peace enforcement operations

MASTER Sergeant Mark Dupree, USAF, C-17 Loadmaster, 86th Contingency Response Group, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, keys in information on cargo weights into a calculator at the airfield in Accra, Ghana, in preparation to transport US forces and cargo involved in Operation FOCUS RELIEF. Operation FOCUS RELIEF, a United Nations peacekeeping operation in Sierra Leone, to equip and train seven battalions from West African countries to be able to conduct peace enforcement operations

STAFF SGT. Fred Caddel a C-5 flight engineer assigned to the 3rd Airlift Squadron, 436th Airlift Wing, Dover Air Force Base, Del. inspects the arrangement of tie-down chains to secure the cargo in cargo bay of his C-5 Galaxy at Cheddi Jagan International Airport. The equipment being returned to the states was used by participants in New Horizon '97, first combined humanitarian and civic assistance exercise conducted between the United States and Guyana. Military personnel from the Air Force, Air Force Reserve & National Guard, Army, Army National Guard and Marine Corps participated in the exercise which included engineering and medical readiness training

US Air Force (USAF) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Mark A. Muna, from Mangilao, Guam, an Aeromedical Technician, with the 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron (AES), Ramstein Air Base (AB), Germany, explains the mission and capabilities of the C-9 Nightingale Aeromedical aircraft to a visitor at the African Aerospace Defense Exhibition and Air Show at Air Force Base (AFB) Waterkloof, South Africa

Technical SGT. Mario Ramos, a C-5 Loadmaster with 86th Contingency Response Group, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, assembles a Ultra High Frequency (UHF) Discone antenna at the airfield in Accra, Ghana, in preparation to transport US forces and cargo involved in Operation FOCUS RELIEF. Operation FOCUS RELIEF, a United Nations peacekeeping operation in Sierra Leone, to equip and train seven battalions from West African countries to be able to conduct peace enforcement operations

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Subject Operation/Series: FOCUS RELIEF

Base: Accra

Country: Ghana (GHA)

Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Pamela J. Farlin, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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