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SSgt Brandon PelFrey, 621st Contingency Response Wing (CRW) Aero Port Technician based at Travis Air Force Base, CA spend a few minutes with his 3 month old daughter as he prepares to deploy to Central Africa Republic (CAR) for humanitarian support. AFRICOM is beginning to transport African troops from Burundi to CAR using US Air Force C-17 aircraft operating out of Entebbe as part of a larger effort of African nations supporting the African crisis in CAR. C-17s will to fly about a dozen missions from Entebbe over a week time frame, transporting a Burundian light infantry battalion of about 850 men and equipment from Bujumbura to Bangui in CAR. The C-17’s are staged at Entebbe airport as a convenient mid-way point with the proper facilities to service the aircraft and support aircrews. RELEASED; USAF Photo by T.C. Perkins Jr.
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SSgt Brandon PelFrey, 621st Contingency Response Wing (CRW) Aero Port Technician based at Travis Air Force Base, CA spend a few minutes with his 3 month old daughter as he prepares to deploy to Central Africa Republic (CAR) for humanitarian support. AFRICOM is beginning to transport African troops from Burundi to CAR using US Air Force C-17 aircraft operating out of Entebbe as part of a larger effort of African nations supporting the African crisis in CAR. C-17s will to fly about a dozen missions from Entebbe over a week time frame, transporting a Burundian light infantry battalion of about 850 men and equipment from Bujumbura to Bangui in CAR. The C-17’s are staged at Entebbe airport as a convenient mid-way point with the proper facilities to service the aircraft and support aircrews. RELEASED; USAF Photo by T.C. Perkins Jr.