Hickam aircrew delivers vehicles to warfighters

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  • By Tech Sgt. Cohen A. Young
  • Defense Media Activity-Hawaii
HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii (AFNS) --  A Hickam Air Force Base C-17 Globemaster III aircrew completed a four-day trip halfway around the world to deliver two mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicles to warfighters in Afghanistan. 

The crew stopped at Andersen AFB, Guam; Kadena Air Base, Japan; Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan; Manas AB, Kyrgyzstan; and Yokota AB, Japan; before returning to Hawaii. 

The first stop was at Andersen AFB to pick up a Navy-owned MRAP, then headed to Kadena AB to load up a Marine-owned MRAP. Both vehicles were dropped off at Bagram Airfield to support the war on terrorism.

"One of the chief of staff of the Air Force's (top) priorities is to support the joint fight," said Lt. Col. Casey Eaton, the 535th Airlift Squadron commander from Hickam AFB. "This mission had a direct impact on that. We brought two MRAPS to support the Marines on the ground in Afghanistan, and it's a perfect example of the way the Air Force supports the (war)."

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