Military personnel prepare to board a C-141B Starlifter aircraft after dependents debark following an evacuation flight from the Philippines. Over 20,000 evacuees were removed from the area during Operation Fiery Vigil in the aftermath of Mount Pinatubo's eruption. The volcano erupted for the first time in over 600 years, causing disruption of operations at both Clark Air Force Base and Naval Station, Subic Bay
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Subject Operation/Series: FIERY VIGIL
Base: Travis Air Force Base
State: California(CA)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Mcvicar
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
01/06/1991
Location
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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