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A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III (left) and two C-141 Starlifters sit on the ramp at the Libreville International Airport, Republic of Gabon, on March 24, 1997. Command and support elements for a forward joint task force and other enabling elements are deploying to locations in several West African countries as part of contingency planning for a possible future evacuation from Zaire. The deployment is an enhancement to planning for contingency measures to ensure the security of U.S. citizens in Zaire if an evacuation should become necessary. The aircraft are deployed from Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., and McChord Air Force Base, Wash.

U.S. Air Force aircraft sit on the ramp at the Libreville International Airport.

A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III (left) and two C-141 Starlifters sit on the ramp at the Libreville International Airport, Republic of Gabon, on March 24, 1997. Command and support elements for a forward joint task force and other enabling elements are deploying to locations in several West African countries as part of contingency planning for a possible future evacuation from Zaire. The deployment is an enhancement to planning for contingency measures to ensure the security of U.S. citizens in Zaire if an evacuation should become necessary. The aircraft are deployed from Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., and McChord Air Force Base, Wash.

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