A C-5A Galaxy, from 105th Airlift Wing, Stewart ANGB, Newburgh, New York, opens its rear ramp as it prepares to unload it's cargo at Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella, Italy. In the background a C-17A Globemaster III sits waiting for its crew during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. In response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon, President George W. Bush initiated Operation ENDURING FREEDOM in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM
Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella
State: Sicily
Country: Italy (ITA)
Scene Major Command Shown: AMC
Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Ken Bergmann, USAF
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
20/10/2001
Location
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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