FAB 100

Fifty states-bound Chinese interpreting officers waving goodbye as the get ready to board the plane at Kunming airport. They will be interpreters for the Chinese air cadets training in U. S. A.

Photo by T/5 Thomas F. Melvin

Some background can also found at: http://www.zakkeith.com/articles,blogs,forums/fab-100-foreign-affairs-bureau-100.htm​​​​​​​