Archive photo of the day
ARCHIVE PHOTO OF THE DAYRelief efforts in Albania, 1999
Stars and Stripes
November 19, 2019
Timothy Baker ©Stars and StripesTirana, Albania, May, 1999: Members of a visiting delegation from the United Arab Emirates protect themselves from the swirling winds of the rotor wash from one of their helicopters taking off from Rivas Airport on a mission. Several UAE helicopters were helping ferry food, personnel and relief supplies to the thousands of refugees seeking shelter in Albania from fighting in Kosovo.