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A C-130 Hercules aircraft from the 169th Operations Support Flight (OSF) is loaded with pallets containing water purification units by personnel from the 437th Aerial Port Squadron at Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina. The 169th OSF is assigned to the 169th Fighter Wing at McEntire Air National Guard Station in South Carolina. During this five-day mission, this crew will make two trips to Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras. They will deliver much needed water purification units, food, and medical supplies to assist local civilians affected from the aftermath of Hurricane Mitch

A C-130 Hercules crew from 169th Operations Support Flight (OSF) preflights at Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina. The 169th OSF is assigned to the 169th Fighter Wing at McEntire Air National Guard Station in South Carolina. During their five-day mission, the crew will make two trips to Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras. They will deliver much needed water purification units, food, and medical supplies to assist local civilians affected from the aftermath of Hurricane Mitch

Technical Sergeant Brian Duncan, a C-130 Hercules Loadmaster with the 169th Operations Support Flight (OSF), directs a pallet loader to the ramp of his aircraft at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras. The 169th OSF is assigned to the 169th Fighter Wing at McEntire Air National Guard Station in South Carolina. During this five-day mission, this crew will make two trips to Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras. They are delivering much needed water purification units, food, and medical supplies to assist local civilians affected from the aftermath of Hurricane Mitch

Major E.G. "Buck" Shuler, pilot for the 169th Operations Support Flight (OSF), monitors engine startup at Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina. The 169th OSF is assigned to the 169th Fighter Wing at McEntire Air National Guard Station in South Carolina. During their five-day mission, the crew of this C-130 Hercules will make two trips to Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras. They will deliver much needed water purification units, food, and medical supplies to assist local civilians affected from the aftermath of Hurricane Mitch

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 156th Aerial Port Filght, Puerto Rico Air National Guard (PRANG), help C-130 Hercules aircraft crew members, 40th Airlift Squadron, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, push a pallet of bottled water into the aircraft at Muniz Air National Guard Base, Puerto Rico, on March 5, 2004. The aircraft is enroute to Haiti with Meals Ready to Eat (MRE) and water in support of U.S. Service Members in the area. (U.S. Army photo by Kaye Richey) (Released)

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 156th Aerial Port Filght, Puerto Rico Air National Guard (PRANG), load a pallet of bottled water into a C-130 Hercules aircraft, 40th Airlift Squadron, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, at Muniz Air National Guard Base, Puerto Rico, on March 5, 2004. The aircraft is enroute to Haiti with Meals Ready to Eat (MRE) and water in support of U.S. Service Members in the area. (U.S. Army photo by Kaye Richey) (Released)

The 169th Operations Support Flight (OSF) from McEntire Air National Guard Station, South Carolina, airlifted hurricane relief supplies to La Mesa International Airport, Honduras. On the ramp at La Mesa, the supplies were off-loaded by hand. The C-130 Hercules was borrowed from the Louisiana Air National Guard's 159th Fighter Wing. Local news teams and journalism students(not shown) from the University of South Carolina were also transported to get media coverage of South Carolina Army National Guard Civil Engineers deployed in Honduras

Supplies delivered from the 169th Operations Support Flight (OSF) was unloaded at the cargo distribution area on the ramp at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras. The 169th OSF is assigned to the 169th Fighter Wing at McEntire Air National Guard Station in South Carolina. During this five-day mission, this crew will make two trips to Soto Cano AB, Honduras. They will deliver much needed water purification units, food, and medical supplies to assist local civilians affected from the aftermath of Hurricane Mitch

Major E.G. "Buck" Shuler, a C-130 Hercules pilot for the 169th Operations Support Flight (OSF), begins the descent into Soto Cano Air Base in Honduras as Lieutenant Colonel Scott Cain, the 169th OSF Commander, concentrates on locating the runway. The 169th OSF is assigned to the 169th Fighter Wing at McEntire Air National Guard Station in South Carolina. During this five-day mission, this crew will make two trips to Soto Cano AB, Honduras. They are delivering much needed water purification units, food, and medical supplies to assist local civilians affected from the aftermath of Hurricane Mitch

A C-130 Hercules from the 169th Operations Support Flight (OSF) is loaded with pallets containing water purification units by personnel from the 437th Aerial Port Squadron at Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina. The 169th OSF is assigned to the 169th Fighter Wing at McEntire Air National Guard Station in South Carolina. During their five-day mission, the crew will make two trips to Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras. They will deliver much needed water purification units, food, and medical supplies to assist local civilians affected from the aftermath of Hurricane Mitch

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Base: Charleston Air Force Base

State: South Carolina (SC)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Edward Snyder

Release Status: Released to Public

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An F-16 Fighting Falcon Block 52 aircraft from the 157th Fighter Squadron, 169th Fighter Wing, McEntire Air National Guard Station, South Carolina, in flight. The aircraft is armed with AGM-88 HARM's (high-speed anti-radiation missile), AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles and AIM-120 AMRAAM's (advanced medium-range air-to-air missile). Another F-16 can be seen in the distance

Mr. Jack Skolds F-16 Fighting Falcon, (Aircraft #924) takes off. Skolds is the President of SCE&G. He is visiting the 169th Fighter Wing at McEntire, South Carolina's Air National Guard Station to receive an orientation flight on the F-16C, Block 52 aircraft

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Technical Sergeant Bill Dimsdale, and MASTER Sergeant Bill Allen, crew chiefs, for the 169th Operations Support Flight (OSF), troubleshoot a secondary fuel pump pressure switch on engine number three at Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina. The 169th OSF is assigned to the 169th Fighter Wing at McEntire Air National Guard Station in South Carolina. During this five-day mission, this crew will make two trips to Soto Cano AB, Honduras. They will deliver much needed water purification units, food, and medical supplies to assist local civilians affected from the aftermath of Hurricane Mitch

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