A break from the riggers of JOINT FORGE, Technical Sergeant Rachel Collins-Stout, USAF, applauds a French youngster's beanbag toss into a super-sized tic-tac-toe board. The children, affiliated with a local transition shelter called La Passage Women and Children Shelter of Istres, France, are visiting the detachment located on Istres Air Base. The girls are (from left) Alizee, Audrey, Anais and Kelly. The shelter provides transition assistance for families who have been victims of domestic abuse. The 16th Expeditionary Operations Group occasionally plays host to the children for a day of fun and games. Deployed Civil engineers built the wooden game boards for the children. "The United...
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[Complete] Scene Caption: A break from the riggers of JOINT FORGE, Technical Sergeant Rachel Collins-Stout, USAF, applauds a French youngster's beanbag toss into a super-sized tic-tac-toe board. The children, affiliated with a local transition shelter called La Passage Women and Children Shelter of Istres, France, are visiting the detachment located on Istres Air Base. The girls are (from left) Alizee, Audrey, Anais and Kelly. The shelter provides transition assistance for families who have been victims of domestic abuse. The 16th Expeditionary Operations Group occasionally plays host to the children for a day of fun and games. Deployed Civil engineers built the wooden game boards for the children. "The United States has agreed to provide a force of approximately 6,900 U.S. Service member to help maintain a capable military force in Bosnia-Herzegovina. No timetable for the duration of Operation JOINT FORGE has been determined. The mission will be assessed periodically and the force size will be adjusted, as circumstances require."
Subject Operation/Series: JOINT FORGE
Base: Le Tube Air Base 125
State: Istres
Country: France (FRA)
Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE
Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Keith Reed, USAF
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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