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Senior Airman John Syme breaks down a pallet of water bottles in a hangar at the Libreville International Airport, Republic of Gabon, on March 26, 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. Syme is an air transportation specialist with the 621st Aerial Port Squadron, McGuire Air Force Base, N.J.

Senior Airman Syme breaks down a pallet of water bottles at the Libreville airport.

Senior Airman John Syme breaks down a pallet of water bottles in a hangar at the Libreville International Airport, Republic of Gabon, on March 26, 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. Syme is an air transportation specialist with the 621st Aerial Port Squadron, McGuire Air Force Base, N.J.

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