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Recovery team members unload tent poles from an Ethiopian C-130 Hercules aircraft at Gambela South Airport, center of operations for forces that have arrived to recover the bodies of Texas Rep. George T. (Mickey) Leland and members of his delegation. A search was initiated after the plane transporting Leland and 15 other people was reported missing en route to a refugee camp near the Sudanese border. The efforts resulted in discovery of the downed aircraft on a remote mountainside

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Ethiopia (ETH) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Recovery team members hold on to a safety rope as they descend toward the crash site of the aircraft transporting Texas Rep. George T. (Mickey) Leland and members of his delegation. The wreckage was located following three days of search and rescue efforts, initiated after the plane transporting Leland and 15 other people was reported missing en route to a refugee camp near the Sudanese border. All passengers aboard the aircraft lost their lives in the crash

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Estonia (EST) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Recovery team members are lowered from an HH-60A Night Hawk helicopter to the crash site of the aircraft transporting Texas Rep. George T. (Mickey) Leland and members of his delegation. The wreckage was located following three days of search and rescue efforts, initiated after the plane transporting Leland and 15 other people was reported missing en route to a refugee camp near the Sudanese border. All passengers aboard the aircraft lost their lives in the crash

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Estonia (EST) Scene Camera Operator: MASTER SGT. Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Recovery team members are lowered to the crash site of the aircraft transporting Texas Rep. George T. (Mickey) Leland and members of his delegation. The wreckage was located following three days of search and rescue efforts, initiated after the plane transporting Leland and 15 other people was reported missing en route to a refugee camp near the Sudanese border. All passengers aboard the aircraft lost their lives in the crash

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Estonia (EST) Scene Camera Operator: MASTER SGT. Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Recovery team members are lowered from an HH-60A Night Hawk helicopter to the crash site of the aircraft transporting Texas Rep. George T. (Mickey) Leland and members of his delegation. The wreckage was located following three days of search and rescue efforts, initiated after the plane transporting Leland and 15 other people was reported missing en route to a refugee camp near the Sudanese border. All passengers aboard the aircraft lost their lives in the crash

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Ethiopia (ETH) Scene Camera Operator: MASTER SGT. Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Representatives from civilian media with video and audio recording equipment capture scenes of the recovery team members getting ready to ascend to the crash site near Gold Dust Peak

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eagle State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards Release Status: Released to Pub More

An Army UH-1N helicopter from the High Altitude Training Squadron (HATS) flies above the "ouch" pad touch down point, near the lower debris field, as it brings in more personnel for the A-10 recovery effort. Some of the recovery team members can be seen at the bottom of the frame

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Gold Dust Peak State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards Release Status: Releas More

Explosive Ordnance Disposal SPECIALIST SRA Kelly Roy (left) receives some last minute instructions from pararescueman MSGT Rick Weaver (right) prior to being hoisted by a CH-47 helicopter. The training will enable A-10 recovery team members to search in areas inaccessible by foot

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eagle State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards Release Status: Released to Pub More

An A-10 recovery team member is suspended by a hoist cable from a CH-47 helicopter assigned to Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard as he receives a familiarization training. The use of the hoist will enable recovery team members to search in areas inaccessible by foot

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eagle State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards Release Status: Released to Pub More

An A-10 recovery team member is suspended by a hoist cable from a CH-47 helicopter assigned to Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard as he receives a familiarization training. The use of the hoist will enable recovery team members to search in areas inaccessible by foot

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eagle State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards Release Status: Released to Pub More

The feet and helmet of one of the A-10 recovery team members is seen resting after a long hard day of searching for remnants of the A-10 and the four 500 pound Mark 82 bombs

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Negro Basin State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards Release Status: Released More

As the CH-47 helicopter from Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard, lowers A-10 recovery team members at the 13,500 foot level, an unexpected thick cloud bank engulfed Gold Dust Peak and the surrounding areas forcing the operation to halt for over two hours

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Gold Dust Peak State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards Release Status: Releas More

SSGT Scott Rodesky looks through his telescope as he monitors the cloud bank that engulfed the search area, halting the operation for over two hours, as well as checking on the status of the A-10 recovery team members on the mountain

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Gold Dust Peak State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards Release Status: Releas More

A CH-47 helicopter assigned to Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard lands along East Brush Creek to pick up A-10 recovery team members after searching for remnants of the A-10 that crashed on Gold Dust Creek and the four 500 pound Mark 82 bombs

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Negro Basin State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards Release Status: Released More

A-10 recovery team members walk back to their base of operations at Eagle Airport after returning from a day of searching the Gold Dust Peak area where the A-10 crashed. In the background is the Army's High Altitude Training Site and a UH-1N helicopter

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eagle State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards Release Status: Released to Pub More

A CH-47 helicopter assigned to Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard lands along East Brush Creek to pick up A-10 recovery team members after searching for remnants of the A-10 that crashed on Gold Dust Creek and the four 500 pound Mark 82 bombs

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Negro Basin State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards Release Status: Released More

Army SGT Bosmans, a CH-47 flight engineer assigned to Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard, watches as A-10 recovery team members aboard the helicopter to begin another day of searching for remnants of the aircraft that crashed near Gold Dust Peak

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Gold Dust Peak State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards Release Status: Releas More