U.S. and France unite in strategic lift operation to deliver essential equipment to a key partner in Africa.

Strategic Lift: A U.S. C17 cargo plane arrives in Bangui, Central African Republic, Dec. 15, 2015. Both the U.S. and France provided military manpower in Libreville, Gabon, and the Central African Republic’s capital, Bangui, to help with the loading/unloading and transport of equipment. The result was the timely deployment of more than 450,000 pounds of vital equipment and vehicles for the Gabonese military. (Photo courtesy of French military, ADC Laminette/RELEASED)

Strategic Lift - U.S. Air Force Crew Loads Aravis: McGuire Air Force Base and McChord Air Force Base personnel work together to load a Gabonese armored personnel carrier on a C-17 before departing for Bangui, Central African Republic; Dec. 15, 2015, Libreville, Gabon. Both the U.S. and France provided military manpower in Libreville, Gabon, and the Central African Republic’s capital, Bangui, to help with the loading/unloading and transport of equipment. The result was the timely deployment of more than 450,000 pounds of vital equipment and vehicles for the Gabonese military. (Photo courtesy of French military, ADC Laminette/RELEASED)

Strategic Lift - U.S. Air Force Crew Loads Aravis: McGuire Air Force Base and McChord Air Force Base personnel work together to load a Gabonese armored personnel carrier on a C-17 before departing for Bangui, Central African Republic; Dec. 15, 2015, Libreville, Gabon. Both the U.S. and France provided military manpower in Libreville, Gabon, and the Central African Republic’s capital, Bangui, to help with the loading/unloading and transport of equipment. The result was the timely deployment of more than 450,000 pounds of vital equipment and vehicles for the Gabonese military. (Photo courtesy of French military, ADC Laminette/RELEASED)

Strategic Lift: A U.S. C17 cargo plane arrives in Bangui, Central African Republic, Dec. 15, 2015. Both the U.S. and France provided military manpower in Libreville, Gabon, and the Central African Republic’s capital, Bangui, to help with the loading/unloading and transport of equipment. The result was the timely deployment of more than 450,000 pounds of vital equipment and vehicles for the Gabonese military. (Photo courtesy of French military, ADC Laminette/RELEASED)