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Long shot. Admiral Steve Abbott, Deputy Commander in CHIEF U.S. European Command is greeted at Air Force Base Hoedspruit, South Africa, by Brigadier General Chris Eksteen, Commander of Air Force Base Hoedspruit. The Admiral arrived and attended the Memorial Service for AIRMAN Costas who tragically died here in South Africa, as Operation Atlas Response, a humantiarian relief mission in southern Africa comes to a close

Medium close shot. Admiral Steve Abbott, Deputy Commander in CHIEF U.S. European Command chats with Brigadier General Chris Eksteen, commander of Air Force Base Hoedspruit, South Africa, and Major General Joe Werhle, 3rd Air Force Commander and Joint Task Force Atlas Response Commander. The Admiral arrived and attended the Memorial service for AIRMAN Costas who tragically died here in South Africa, as Operation Atlas Response, a Humantiarian Relief Mission in Southern Africa comes to a close

US Navy (USN) Admiral (ADM) Steve Abbott (background center), Deputy Commander in CHIEF, US European Command (USEUCOM) chats with South African Air Force (SAAF) Brigadier General (BGEN) and Mrs. Chris Eksteen, Commander, Air Force Base (AFB) Hoedspruit, South Africa and US Air Force (USAF) Major General Joe Wehrle (right), Commander, 3rd Air Force and Joint Task Force ATLAS RESPONSE, during his visit at AFB Hoedspruit, South Africa. The Admiral also attended memorial services conducted for a USAF AIRMAN who was tragically killed during the Operation

Straight on medium shot as the US Air Force Commander of the 67th Special Operations Squadron, Royal Air Force, Mildenhall, Lieutenant. Colonel Ross Victor (Center, pointing), reviews the days mission with his MC-130P "Shadow" crew before departing from Air Force Base Hoedspruit, South Africa, where they are deployed in support of Operation Atlas Response. Operation Atlas Response is a multi-national humanitarian relief mission helping displaced people in Central and Southern Mozambique, that have been devastated by recent floods (floods and victims not shown)

Major General Joe Wehrle, Commander 3rd Air Force and the Joint Task Force, Atlas Response Commander, presents Brigadier General Chris Eksteen, Commander of Air Force Base Hoedspruit, South Africa, a framed copy of the Joint Task Force, Atlas Response Shield signed by members of the Joint Task Force as Operation Atlas Response, a humantiarian relief mission in southern Africa comes to a close. USAF PHOTO by STAFF SGT Ken Bergmann (RELEASED)

Medium long shot. Major General Joe Wehrle, Commander 3rd Air Force and the Joint Task Force, Atlas Response Commander, is greeted by Brigadier General Chris Eksteen, Commander of Air Force Base Hoedspruit, South Africa, as he arrives from Mozambique as Operation Atlas Response, a humantiarian relief mission in southern Africa comes to a close

US Air Force (USAF) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) David Greene, Flight Engineer, assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron (AS), 86th Airlift Wing (AW), performs a pre-flight cockpit operational check on a C-130 Hercules aircraft, before its departure at Hoedspruit Air Force Base, South Africa, during Operation ATLAS RESPONSE. USAF personnel are deployed to South Africa to provide humanitarian relief to the people forced from their homes in the flooded regions of Mozambique

US Air Force (USAF) CHIEF MASTER Sergeant (CMSGT) Gerald R. Murray, presents an American flag to STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Carrissa Walkup, during a full honor mass funeral at Arlington National Cemetery (ANC) for her husband USAF STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Thomas A. Walkup and four other military members, killed when their MH-53M Pave Low helicopter crashed in Afghanistan (AFG) in support of Operation MOUNTAIN RESOLVE, part of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. A mass funeral is held at the Arlington National Cemetery (ANC), Arlington, Virginia (VA). Honored are US Air Force (USAF) Major (MAJ) Steven Plumhoff, US Army (USA) Sergeant Major (SGMJ) Phillip R. Albert, USAF MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) William J....

US Air Force (USAF) Pararescuemen, 38th Rescue Squadron (RS), 347th Rescue Wing (RW), Moody Air Force Base (AFB), Georgia (GA), stand next to a portrait of SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Jason D. Cunningham prior to the start of the March 4, 2004, renaming ceremony dedicating the SRA Jason D. Cunningham AIRMAN Leadership School at Moody AFB in honor of SRA Cunningham, another 38th RS Pararescueman, who was killed on March 4, 2002, in Afghanistan while saving the lives of ten other men participating in Operation ANACONDA which was conducted during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. SRA Cunningham was posthumously awarded the Air Force Cross on September 13, 2002

Long shot. Admiral Steve Abbott, Deputy Commander In CHIEF, U.S. European Command, is greeted at Air Force Base Hoedspruit, South Africa, by Major General Joe Werhle, 3rd Air Force Commander and Joint Task Force (JTF), Atlas Response Commander as well as Brigadier General Mark Volchef, 86th Air Wing Commander and Air Force Forces Commander for Joint Task Force Atlas Response. The Admiral arrived and attended the Memorial service for AIRMAN Costas who tragically died here in South Africa, as Operation Atlas Response, a humantiarian relief mission in southern Africa comes to a close

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Subject Operation/Series: ATLAS RESPONSE

Base: Air Force Base Hoedspruit

Country: South Africa (ZAF)

Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Ken Bergmann

Release Status: Released to Public

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Interior shot looking out the window of an air traffic control tower as a U.S. Air Force C-130 aircraft from the 86th Airlift Wing at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, departs from Hoedspruit Air Force Base, South Africa, during Operation Atlas Response. The U.S. aircraft are deployed to South Africa to provide humanitarian relief to the people (not shown) forced from their homes in the flooded regions of Mozambique

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Major General Reed Ernst, Deputy Commander Special Operations Command (SOCOM) Reserve Mobility and past commander of the 193rd Special Operations Wing signs the EC-130E Hercules number 63-7783 after a decommissioning ceremony as Colonel (ret) Nickolas Bereschak past commander of the 193rd Tactical Electronics Warfare Group watches. The aircraft is the first to be decommissioned as part of the units conversion to C-130J's

Vice Adm. James Foggo, III, right, deputy commander of U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa (CNE-CNA) and commander of U.S. 6th Fleet, serves as guest speaker at the 2014 CNE-CNA Sea and Shore Sailor of the Year ceremony.

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A C-5 Galaxy transport aircraft from 436th Airlift Wing, Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, delivers cargo pallets, personnel, and two HH-60 Blackhawk helicopters from the 41st Rescue Squadron, Moody AFB, Georgia, to AFB Hoedspruit, South Africa, during Operation Atlas Response. The personnel and helicopters are the first American HH-60's delivered to aid in the distribution of relief supplies and rescue stranded flood victims in Mozambique, 7 March 2000. (Duplicate image, see also DF-SD-01-02914 or search 000307-F-5772H-503 )

Right side profile medium shot as US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Scott Heflin, a radio maintenance specialist with the 352nd Operational Support Squadron, Royal Air Force, Mildenhall, United Kingdom, listens to radio traffic in the Joint Special Operations Task Force Element, Hoedspurit, which is a Command and Control Center for the 352nd Special Operations Group deployed to Air Force Base Hoedspriut, South Africa. The 352nd Special Operation Group, is deployed to South Africa, in support of Operation Atlas Response

Medium shot. SENIOR AIRMAN Jad Aoun, and Technical Sergeant. Dennis Washington, both Air Transportation Specialists and members of the 86th Air Mobility Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, with help of local laborers, build pallets of humanitarian supplies at the International Airport at Maputo, Mozambique, Africa, 17 March 2000. Their team is deployed in support of Operation Atlas Response, a Humanitarian Aid Operation to help the people of Mozambique, after severe flooding displaced over a million people from their homes

Major (MAJ) Dondi Costin, US Air Force (USAF) Chaplain, provides spiritual assistance as US Personnel eat a Meals Ready to Eat (MRE) lunch while deployed to Beira, Mozambique in support of Operation ATLAS RESPONSE. The Operation is a Humanitarian Aid Operation directed by the US European Command (USEUCOM) to help the people of Mozambique, after severe flooding displaced over a million people from their homes

US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant General (LGEN) Russell Davis (center) CHIEF, National Guard Bureau, is accompanied by USAF Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Frank Sullivan (left), Company Commander (CC) Joint Task Force (JTF) Blue Mountain, as he speaks with USAF AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Amanda Rosato, Engineering Assistant, 200th Red Horse Flight (RHF), during his visit to Camp Dingo in Kingston, Jamaica, to visit with Joint Task Force (JTF) personnel during Exercise NEW HORIZONS 2002

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