MH-53M Pave Low IV refuels over flooded Mozambique

Mozambique, South Africa, 20 March 2000 — A MH-53M "Pave Low IV" helicopter assigned to the U.S. Air Force's 21st Special Operations Squadron, Royal Air Force Mildenhall is flying over flooded Central Mozambique near the town of Chibuto as it refuels from an MC-130P "Shadow" from the 67th Special Operations Squadron, RAF Mildenhall. The MH-53M Pave Lows are operating from Air Force Base Hoedspruit in South Africa, where they are deployed in support of Operation Atlas Response. Operation Atlas Response is a multi-national humanitarian relief mission helping displaced people in Central and Southern Mozambique that have been devastated by recent floods.

U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Cary Humphries

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