US Congressmen sit in the web seating of a US C-130 "Hercules" Cargo plane. All are wearing desert camouflage BDUs. The only Congressman who is identifiable is Rhode Island Representative John F. Reed, second from left and has his head turned away from the camera. The C-130 crew is from the 463rd Tactical Airlift Wing, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. They flew the Congressmen to Baidoa, one of the primary feeding centers in Somalia. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE
Base: Mogadishu
Country: Somalia (SOM)
Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Perry Heimer
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
01/01/1992
Location
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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