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Ambulance crews and Airmen stand by to unload wounded Libyan fighters from a C-130J Hercules Oct. 29, 2011, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. At the request of the State Department officers and directed by the Secretary of Defense, U.S. Africa Command is supporting U.S. and international humanitarian relief efforts in Libya. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Chenzira Mallory)
by TSgt Chenzira Mallory
86th Airlift Wing/ Public Affairs
11/8/2011 - 11/8/2011 -- Members of the 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron Critical Care Air Transport Team at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, participate in a humanitarian mission Oct. 29, 2011, to aid wounded Libyan fighters. The U.S. military transported more than 30 Libyan fighters to medical facilities in Europe and the U.S. State Department officials petitioned the Secretary of Defense for support from U.S. Africa Command to U.S. and international humanitarian relief efforts in Libya.