U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Denise Johnson

ACCRA, Ghana – Staff Sgt. Matthew Smith, a flying crew chief from the 437th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Charleston AFB, S.C., signs off on refueling paperwork for a C-17A Globemaster Feb. 15 with Paul Adrah, supervisor with Total Petroleum Ghana Ltd. The Airman was part of the airlift team bringing people and equipment to various locations on the African continent in support of President George Bush’s five-nation visit.

Pounding away

ACCRA, Ghana – Tech. Sgt. Andrew Binns, a ground radar systems craftsman from the 603rd Air Control Squadron at Aviano Air Base, Italy, drives a ground rod for a radar shelter into the ground as he and his teammates set up communications equipment in Accra, Ghana, Feb. 14. The Airmen are part of a multi-service team providing communications capabilities in support of U.S. President George Bush’s visit to the West African nation. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Denise Johnson)

No rest for the weary

ACCRA, Ghana – Passengers clear a path as Tech. Sgt. Lee Fletcher (left), an aerial porter with the 819th Global Support Squadron, McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., assists Tech. Sgt. Fred Fox, a loadmaster from the 437th Air Mobility Wing out of Charleston AFB, S.C., guide a pallet toward the cargo ramp of the Charleston-based C-17A Globemaster. The crew transported the cargo and passengers from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, to Accra, Ghana, Feb. 12 in support of U.S. President George Bush’s visit to the West African country. Members of the Air Force, Army, Navy and Marine Corps are deploying to Africa to provide forward operating support ofr U.S. President George Bush’s visit to the continent. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Denise Johnson)

Airmen provide Presidential support in Africa

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany – U.S. Air Force members settle in here for a flight to Accra, Ghana, Feb. 12 in support of U.S. President George Bush’s visit to the West African country scheduled for the upcoming weeks. The six-hour flight in a C-17A Globemaster out of Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., took the Airmen to join other Soldiers, Sailors and Marines who have deployed to provide forward operating support for the president’s visit. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Denise Johnson)