Major General Tad J. Oelstrom (center) listens as U.S. Army COL. Gerald Saltness (right), talks to Ghana Army Colonel George Brock about the Ghana Army troops being airlifted on U.S. military aircraft. The troops are participating in Operation Assured Lift, a 17 day United States airlift and support mission assisting West African states in deploying more than 1100 troops to Liberia as part of the region's ongoing peacekeeping force. MAJ. GEN. Oelstrom is Commander of US Air Force Europe 3rd Air Force, RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom and Commander of Joint Task Force Operation Assured Lift. COL. Saltness is the U.S. Embassy Defense Attache (DAO) in Abidjan Cote d'Ivore (Ivory Coast). Ghana ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as:

[Complete] Scene Caption: Major General Tad J. Oelstrom (center) listens as U.S. Army Col. Gerald Saltness (right), talks to Ghana Army Colonel George Brock about the Ghana Army troops being airlifted on U.S. military aircraft. The troops are participating in Operation Assured Lift, a 17 day United States airlift and support mission assisting West African states in deploying more than 1100 troops to Liberia as part of the region's ongoing peacekeeping force. Maj. Gen. Oelstrom is Commander of US Air Force Europe 3rd Air Force, RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom and Commander of Joint Task Force Operation Assured Lift. Col. Saltness is the U.S. Embassy Defense Attache (DAO) in Abidjan Cote d'Ivore (Ivory Coast). Ghana Army Col. Brock is the Director-General, Joint Operations and Plans General Headquarters Burma Camp, Ghana.

Subject Operation/Series: ASSURED LIFT

Country: Ghana (GHA)

Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. Paul R. Caron

Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files