SENIOR AIRMAN Carrie Cole, a videographer from the 1ST Combat Camera Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, documents the arrival of a C-5 Galaxy transport aircraft from 436th Airlift Wing, Dover AFB, Delaware, as AIRMAN First Class Andre Raymundo, a crew chief assigned to the 436th Aircraft Generation Squadron, marshalls it to a parking spot at AFB Hoedspruit, South Africa, during Operation Atlas Response. The C-5 is delivering cargo pallets, personnel, and two HH-60 Blackhawk helicopters from the 41st Rescue Squadron, Moody AFB, Georgia. The personnel and helicopters are the first American HH-60's delivered to aid in the distribution of relief supplies and rescue stranded ...

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[Complete] Scene Caption: Senior Airman Carrie Cole, a videographer from the 1st Combat Camera Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, documents the arrival of a C-5 Galaxy transport aircraft from 436th Airlift Wing, Dover AFB, Delaware, as Airman First Class Andre Raymundo, a crew chief assigned to the 436th Aircraft Generation Squadron, marshalls it to a parking spot at AFB Hoedspruit, South Africa, during Operation Atlas Response. The C-5 is delivering cargo pallets, personnel, and two HH-60 Blackhawk helicopters from the 41st Rescue Squadron, Moody AFB, Georgia. The personnel and helicopters are the first American HH-60's delivered to aid in the distribution of relief supplies and rescue stranded flood victims in Mozambique, 7 March 2000. (Duplicate image, see also DF-SD-01-02913 or search 000307-F-5772H-502 )

Subject Operation/Series: ATLAS RESPONSE

Base: Hoedspruit Air Force Base

Country: South Africa (ZAF)

Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Cary Humphries, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files