U.S. Air Force airman tows a British fork lift truck off of a Russian aircraft.
U.S. Air Force Airman Travis Crane, of the 615th Aerial Port Squadron, uses his forklift to tow a British fork lift truck off a Russian AN-124 transport aircraft at Prince Sultan Air Base, Al Kharj, Saudi Arabia, on Aug. 26, 1996. British personnel are arriving to support the move of Royal Air Force Tornadoes fighter/attack aircraft conducting Operation Southern Watch to Al Kharj. Personnel, aircraft, and equipment are being moved from bases in Dhahran and Riyadh to the remote desert air base to reduce their vulnerability to terrorist attack. Southern Watch is the coalition enforcement of the no-fly-zone over Southern Iraq. Crane is deployed from Travis Air Force Base, Calif.