United States Air Force Major General Joseph H. Wehrle Jr., commander 3rd Air Force and commander of Joint Task Force Operation Atlas Response and United Nations World Food Program representative Georgia Shaver, discuss the delivery of humanitarian relief supplies with local officials in the town of Machanga, Mozambique, where citizens continue to deal with problems caused by recent flooding. Curran and Wehrle flew to the site aboard two HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters that delivered 7.5 tons of relief supplies. To date, Joint Task Force aircraft participating in Operation Atlas Response have delivered more than 71 tons of humanitarian relief supplies on 102 flights to more than 20 locations...
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[Complete] Scene Caption: United States Air Force Major General Joseph H. Wehrle Jr., commander 3rd Air Force and commander of Joint Task Force Operation Atlas Response and United Nations World Food Program representative Georgia Shaver, discuss the delivery of humanitarian relief supplies with local officials in the town of Machanga, Mozambique, where citizens continue to deal with problems caused by recent flooding. Curran and Wehrle flew to the site aboard two HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters that delivered 7.5 tons of relief supplies. To date, Joint Task Force aircraft participating in Operation Atlas Response have delivered more than 71 tons of humanitarian relief supplies on 102 flights to more than 20 locations, 16 March 2000.
Subject Operation/Series: ATLAS RESPONSE
Base: Machanga
State: Sofala
Country: Mozambique (MOZ)
Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Cary Humphries, USAF
Release Status: Released to Public
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