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Caption:
U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemasters III line up at Tashkent International
Airport, in Uzbekistan, after parachute dropping Kazakhstan, U.S., and
Uzbekistan soldiers to a drop zone in Sayram, Kazakhstan, on Sept. 15,
1997. The aircraft have just completed the longest distance
airborne operation in history, flying from Pope Air Force Base, N.C. to
Kazakhstan for Exercise Central Asian Battalion Ô97.
Exercise Central Asian Battalion Ô97 involves more than 900
military personnel from Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia,
Russia, Ukraine and Uzbekistan who are training with over 500 U.S.
military troops to hone their skills in peacekeeping and humanitarian
assistance. The exercise will enhance regional cooperation and
increase interoperability training among NATO and Partnership for Peace
nations. The exercise is being held in Shymkent, Kazakhstan, and
Chirchik, Uzbekistan. The Globemasters are deployed from the 14th, 17th
and 317th Airlift Squadrons, Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., and the
97th Air Mobility Wing, Altus Air Force Base, Okla. DoD photo by
Staff Sergeant Paul R. Caron, U.S. Air Force.
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