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Air Force Joins Arizona Wildfire Effort
Under the direction of the Joint Forces Air Component commander for Air Forces Northern here, two C-130 Hercules aircraft from the California Air National Guard’s 146th Airlift Wing, both equipped with Modular Airborne Firefighting Systems, or MAFFS, deployed to Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., June 15 to conduct fire containment missions in support of wildfire suppression efforts in the southwestern U.S. The aircraft are being deployed at the request of National Interagency Fire Center officials in … Read entire article »
Filed under: Disasters, Firefighting, Military
Pakistan flood aid mission over for fixed wing aircraft
The government of Pakistan has informed the U.S. that as flood relief operation shift from air to ground transportation, they no longer require U.S. military C-17 Globemaster III or C-130 Hercules aircraft support for delivery of relief supplies. Two U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft conducted the last fixed wing missions to deliver flood relief supplies in Pakistan Oct. 3, flying humanitarian supplies from Pakistan Air Force Base Chaklala to the Skardu Airport in northern Pakistan. “The … Read entire article »
Filed under: Disasters, Humanitarian Assistance, Military
U.S. Flights Continue to Deliver Supplies to Burma
A total of eight Air Force C-130s have delivered supplies to Burma as part of the U.S. relief effort following Cyclone Nargis, a senior military official said yesterday. Five C-130 Hercules transports delivered water, blankets, rations, mosquito netting and plastic sheeting yesterday. “We have to have permission every time we go in,†the official, speaking on background, said. “U.S. officials have a verbal OK to bring in five more planeloads of relief supplies today, he added. Military planners said they want the Burmese to accept six CH-53 helicopters to speed delivery of the supplies to those hardest hit by the cyclone deep in the Irrawaddy River delta. Burma has only a handful of helicopters, and military officials doubt the nation has the capability to deliver the supplies to those most … Read entire article »
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