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An Air Force C-17 Globemaster III loadmaster from the 317 Airlift Squadron, Charleston AFB, South Carolina, scans the skies as his crew enters Albanian airspace. The C-17 and other Air Force aircraft (not shown) are currently involved in airlifting humanitarian aid to Albania in support of Operation Sustain Hope, the U.S. effort to bring in food, water, medicine, relief supplies, and to establish camps for the refugees (not shown) fleeing from the Former Republic of Yugoslavia into Albania and Macedonia

An Air Force C-17 Globemaster III from the 437 Airlift Wing, Charleston AFB, South Carolina, casts a refelction in a water puddle. It is positioned on the ramp at the airport in Tirana, Albania. C-17s and other Air Force aircraft (not shown) are currently involved in Operation Sustain Hope, the U.S. effort to bring in food, water, medicine, relief supplies, and to establish camps for the refugees (not shown) fleeing from the Former Republic of Yugoslavia into Albania and Macedonia

An Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, from the 437 Airlift Wing, Charleston AFB, South Carolina, prepares to depart for Tirana, Albania, in an effort to bring relief to the Kosovo refugees which are flooding the Albanian and Macedonian borders. Two other C-17 aircraft are seen in the background. C-17 air crews and support personnel are currently deployed to Ramstein Air Base, Germany, in support of Operation Sustain Hope, the U.S. effort to bring in food, water, medicine, relief supplies, and to establish camps for the refugees (not shown) fleeing from the Former Republic of Yugoslavia into Albania and Macedonia

C-17 Globemaster III's fly over Rinas Airport, Tirana, Albania, the base camp for members of Operation Sustain Hope. Sustain Hope is a combined NATO and joint U.S. military humanitarian relief effort in conjunction with civilian relief agencies (not shown). Sustain Hope is bringing relief to thousands of refugees (not shown) in Albania and Macedonia displaced by the current unrest in the region of Kosovo, Yugoslavia. In foreground a M10A large four-whelled forklift, M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) and several other trucks are seen on the ground at Rinas Airport

A C-17 Globemaster III from the 17th Airlift Squadron, 437th Airlift Wing, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, arriving from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, offloads U. S. Army Task Force Hawk equipment at Rinas Airport, Tirana, Albania, the base camp for members of Operation Sustain Hope. A left side front view of an eight-wheeled K-loader is seen at the rear entrance of the C-17. Sustain Hope is a combined NATO and joint U.S. military humanitarian relief effort in conjunction with civilian relief agencies. Sustain Hope is bringing relief to thousands of refugees (not shown) in Albania and Macedonia displaced by the current unrest in the region of Kosovo, Yugoslavia

U.S. Army personnel from the 181 Transportation Battalion, Mannheim, Germany, load their gear on a C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft. Ten C-17 aircraft and support personnel (not shown) from the 437 Airlift Wing, Charleston AFB, South Carolina, are currently deployed to Ramstein Air Base, Germany, in support of Operation Sustain Hope, the U.S. effort to bring in food, water, medicine, relief supplies, and to establish camps for the refugees fleeing from the Former Republic of Yugoslavia into Albania and Macedonia

A C-17 Globemaster III from Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, arriving from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, prepares to offload U. S. Army Task Force Hawk personnel (not shown) at Rinas Airport, Tirana, Albania the base camp for members of Operation Sustain Hope. Sustain Hope is a combined NATO and joint U.S. military humanitarian relief effort in conjunction with civilian relief agencies. Sustain Hope is bringing relief to thousands of refugees (not shown) in Albania and Macedonia displaced by the current unrest in the region of Kosovo, Yugoslavia

A rear view of a C-17 Globemaster III from Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, arriving from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, offloads U. S. Army Task Force Hawk personnel at Rinas Airport, Tirana, Albania. Rinas the base camp for members of Operation Sustain Hope. Sustain Hope is a combined NATO and joint U.S. military humanitarian relief effort in conjunction with civilian relief agencies. Sustain Hope is bringing relief to thousands of refugees (not shown) in Albania and Macedonia displaced by the current unrest in the region of Kosovo, Yugoslavia

An aerial view of a C-17 Globemaster III from Charleston Air Force Base, North Carolina, arriving from Ramstein Air Base, Germany offloads U. S. Army personnel at Tirana airfield, Albania, the base camp for members of Operation Sustain Hope. Joint Task Force (JTF) Operation Sustained Hope, is a combined NATO and joint U.S. military humanitarian relief effort, in conjunction with civilian relief agencies. Sustained Hope is bringing relief to thousands of refugees (not shown) in Albania displaced by the current unrest in the region of Kosovo, Yugoslavia

An Air Force C-17 Globemaster is off-loaded on the ramp at Tirana's airport in Albania with a case M13K forklift and an aircraft, flatbed cargo loader. The C-17 and other Air Force aircraft (not shown) are currently involved in Operation Sustain Hope, the U.S. effort to bring in food, water, medicine, relief supplies, and to establish camps for the refugees fleeing from the Former Republic of Yugoslavia into Albania and Macedonia

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Subject Operation/Series: SUSTAIN HOPE

Country: Unknown

Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Efrain Gonzalez

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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Fifteen personnel assigned to the 823rd Red Horse Squadron from Hurlburt Field, Florida as part of Operation Sustain Hope put the fishing touches on a newly widened two-lane road leading to the flight line (not shown) increasing the speed of traffic and safety of those walking. Operation Sustain Hope is the U.S. effort to bring in food, water, medicine, relief supplies, and to establish camps for the refugees (not shown) fleeing from the Former Republic of Yugoslavia into Albania and Macedonia

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