Master Sergeant Jim Goostree, a member of the Tennessee Air National Guard's 118th Airlift Wing, examines the engine of a Nigerian C-130 as part of the effort to restore the aircraft to flying condition. Once able to fly, it will go to a repair Depot in Europe for a more extensive overhaul. The mission is part of an ongoing military-to-military engagement between 17th Air Force (U.S. Air Forces Africa) and Nigeria. [USAF photo by Lt.-Col. David MacKenzie]
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News: U.S. helping get Nigeria’s C-130s back off the ground [2010-01-05]
As the United States looks to build strategic partnerships with African countries, it’s investing a lot of hope in Nigeria. Some of that expectation can be heard in the drone of a C-130 jet engine.
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