The newly constructed school at Malali, Guyana. The school was built by engineers from the 820th Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operations Repair Squadron Engineering Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, NV. The 820th, as part of Combined Task Force Falcon, built the school in the rain forest more than 100 miles from Camp Stephenson, and accessible only by helicopter or river boat, during the first combined humanitarian and civic assistance exercise conducted between the United States and Guyana. Military personnel from the Air Force, Air Force Reserve and National Guard, Army, Army National Guard and Marine Corps participated in the exercise which included engineering and medical readiness ...
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[Complete] Scene Caption: The newly constructed school at Malali, Guyana. The school was built by engineers from the 820th Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operations Repair Squadron Engineering Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, NV. The 820th, as part of Combined Task Force Falcon, built the school in the rain forest more than 100 miles from Camp Stephenson, and accessible only by helicopter or river boat, during the first combined humanitarian and civic assistance exercise conducted between the United States and Guyana. Military personnel from the Air Force, Air Force Reserve and National Guard, Army, Army National Guard and Marine Corps participated in the exercise which included engineering and medical readiness training.
Subject Operation/Series: NEW HORIZON '97
Base: Malali
Country: Guyana (GUY)
Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. Michael Featherston
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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