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Airman from the 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron and Air Mobility Command work together to load pallets of non-lethal aid onto a C-17 Globemaster III April 30, 2013, in Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Austin Knox)
Airman from the 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron and Air Mobility Command work together to load pallets of humanitarian aid onto a C-17 Globemaster III Apr 30, 2013, at an undisclosed base in Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Austin Knox)
Airman from the 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron and Air Mobility Command work together to load pallets of non-lethal aid on to a C-17 aircraft April 30, 2013, in Southwest Asia. The United States has provided $385 million in humanitarian assistance to date, which has helped 2.4 million people inside Syria and hundreds of thousands of refugees in neighboring countries. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Master Sgt. George Thompson)
Airman from the 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron and Air Mobility Command work together to load pallets of non-lethal aid on to a C-17 aircraft April 30, 2013, in Southwest Asia. The cargo was bound for Syrian refugees displaced from their homes during the ongoing fighting in their country. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Master Sgt. George Thompson)
Airman from the 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron and Air Mobility Command work together to load pallets of non-lethal aid on to a C-17 aircraft in Southwest Asia, April 30, 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Austin Knox)
by Senior Master Sgt. George Thompson
386th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs
5/3/2013 - SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFNS) -- U.S. Air Force members from the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing loaded pallets of non-lethal aid on to a C-17 aircraft early April 30 at an undisclosed airbase in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.
The American Airmen, deployed to a U.S. ally nation, loaded the Air Mobility Command C-17 Globemaster III, based out Dover Air Force Base, Del., with Halal meals and medical aid bound for the Syrian Opposition Coalition. The mission demonstrated the flexibility and range of the C-17, which is capable of rapid delivery of all types of cargo supporting humanitarian missions worldwide.
"We're proud to be a part of helping people in need," said Lt. Col. Tammy McElhaney, 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron commander from Lakeland, Fla. "The Air Force always stands ready to support our nation's priorities anywhere at any time."
The United States has provided $385 million in non-lethal assistance to date, which has helped 2.4 million people inside Syria and hundreds of thousands of refugees in neighboring countries.
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