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GEN Michael Ryan, CHIEF of STAFF of the Air Force, is welcomed to Tirana, Albania by COL Cliff Bray, Camp Commander and MGEN William Hinton, Commander Joint Task Force Shinning Hope. He is in the area to visit troops (not shown) that are deployed in support of Operation Shinning Hope. A partial left side profile of a US Air Force C-17 is seen in the background

GEN Michael Ryan, CHIEF of STAFF of the Air Force, takes a minute to visit with personnel at the Tanker Airlift Control Element (TALCE) in Tirana, Albania. Personnel are deployed to the area in support of Operation Shinning Hope

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Tyron Gaines, Postmaster, 458th Air Expeditionary Group (AEG), assists in erecting a TEMPER (Tent, Extendable, Modular, Personnel) tent at Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base (AB), Romania, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

SRA Jack Gladd, Security Forces members, 586th Security Forces Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, cross references the license plates of all vehicle entering the US contingent encampment in Tirana, Albania. Gladd and other U.S. Air Force personnel are currently deployed to Albania in support of operation Shining Hope

SRA Jack Gladd, Security Forces members, 586th Security Forces Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, checks media reporters for proper identification before letting them onto the US contingent encampment in Tirana, Albania. Gladd and other U.S. Air Force personnel are currently deployed to Albania in support of operation Shining Hope

Air Force CHIEF of STAFF GEN Michael Ryan speaks to aircrew and maintenance personnel at Royal Air Force Fairford, England. This mission is in direct support of Operation Sustain Hope

GEN John Jumper, Commander of United States Air Forces Europe and MGEN William Hinton, Commander Joint Task Force Shining Hope are visiting with troops (not shown) in Tirana, Albania. Personnel are deployed in support of Operation Shining Hope

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Justin Dixon, Computer Operator, 458th Air Expeditionary Group (AEG), RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom (UK), assists in erecting a TEMPER (Tent, Extendable, Modular, Personnel) tent for the supply office at Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base (AB), Romania, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

STAFF SGT. Michael J. Rose, heavy equipment operator, from the 820th Red Horse Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., uses a roller to pack down the newly laid gravel and sand mixture between the tents in tent city. Tent City will provide housing for the Combined Task Force Falcon participants in New Horizon '97, the first combined humanitarian and civic assistance exercise conducted between the United States and Guyana. Military personnel from the Air Force, Air Force Reserve & National Guard, Army, Army National Guard and Marine Corps participated in the exercise which included engineering and medical readiness training

GEN Michael Ryan, CHIEF of STAFF of the Air Force, receives an update on the current camp population from CMSGT James Rago at Tirana, Albania. CMSGT Rago is deployed as part of the Personnel Support Contingency Operation (PERSCO) to support deployed troops. Personnel are deployed to the region in support of Operation Shinning Hope

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Subject Operation/Series: SUSTAIN HOPE

Base: Rinas

State: Tirana

Country: Albania (ALB)

Scene Camera Operator: SRA Michelle Leonard

Release Status: Released to Public

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COL Clifton Bray, American Task Force commander for Joint Task Force Shining Hope, greets Congressman Bill Young, Republican from Florida's 10th District, Apr. 17, 1999, during their tour of the American campsite (not shown) at Rinas Airport, located near Tirana, Albania. This mission is in direct support of Operation Sustain Hope

A US Air Force (USAF) Major (MAJ) with the107th Fighter Squadron (FS), is dressed in his pilots gear for his departure by Life Support (LS) SPECIALIST CHIEF MASTER Sergeant (CMSGT) Arron Lynch prior to deploying to an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia

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