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US Air Force AIRMAN Allen Key (left) from the 637th Air Generation Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, stows gear in a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft as USAF AIRMAN Jenny N. Breidert from the 14th Airlift Squadron, Charleston AFB, SC helps. Team Charleston will provide personnel and airlift on the multinational mission, Operation GUARDIAN ASSISTANCE, to aid starving refugees in Zaire

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GUARDIAN ASSISTANCE Base: Charleston Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene More

Aircrews from both the 437th and 315th Airlift wing, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, congregate in the cargo hold of a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft. This aircraft has been tasked to provide airlift on the multinational mission, Operation GUARDIAN ASSISTANCE, to clear the way for feeding starving refugees in Zaire

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GUARDIAN ASSISTANCE Base: Charleston Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene More

A C-17 Globemaster III aircraft prepairs to leave Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, for Operation GUARDIAN ASSISTANCE a multinational mission to aid starving refugees in Zaire

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GUARDIAN ASSISTANCE Base: Charleston Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene More

The first load of equipment and supplies for the multinational mission, Operation GUARDIAN ASSISTANCE, to clear the way for feeding starving refugees in Zaire, is loaded in the cargo hold of a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GUARDIAN ASSISTANCE Base: Charleston Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene More

US Air Force AIRMAN First Class Jennifer L. Hanshew-Carlson from the 315th Air Generation Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, secures several "Remove Before Flight" tags that were placed at various key locations on a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft. This aircraft has been tasked to provide airlift on the multinational mission, Operation GUARDIAN ASSISTANCE, to clear the way for feeding starving refugees in Zaire

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GUARDIAN ASSISTANCE Base: Charleston Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene More

Maintainers from the 315th Air Generation Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, make a quick but complete repair to the hydraulics on a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GUARDIAN ASSISTANCE Base: Charleston Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene More