Economic Community Military Observation Group 13 (ECOMOG) Mali Army Troops (armed with AK 47 assault rifles) come off of a US Air Force C-130E Hercules assigned to the 86th Airlift Wing after being transported to Robert's International Airport located just outside of Monrovia, Liberia, for a six month deployment in support of Operation ASSURED LIFT.  ASSURED LIFT is a Joint Task Force (JTF) operation to provide airlift and other logistical support to West African states that are deploying more than 600 troops to Liberia as part of the region's ongoing peacekeeping mission.
SSGT. Paul R. Caron
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