Nothing too surprising here. Still, it is worth noting.
The humanitarian airlift deployment will join the ongoing U.S. relief efforts led by the U.S. Agency for International Development’s Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) and will augment an ongoing C-130 airlift relief operation led by Chile’s Air Force.
The C-130 missions will deliver aid to affected communities near the earthquake’s epicenter in the vicinity of Concepcion.
The C-130 Hercules can carry up to 42,000 pounds and use its high-flotation landing gear to land and deliver cargo on rough, dirt strips.
The two aircraft departed Muñiz Air National Guard Base, Puerto Rico Friday and made an overnight refueling stop in Cartagena, Colombia before continuing their transit to Chile.
Updated: SOUTHCOM announced today it has also sent a U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Medical Support (EMEDS) team.
Christopher R. Albon is a political science Ph.D. specializing in armed conflict, public health, human security, and health diplomacy.
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