After returning a salute, Major General Lihua Qian, People's Liberation Army, gives a thumbs-up sign to U.S. Air Force Capt. Dave Ericson, 535th Airlift Squadron, 15th Airlift Wing, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii. Thirteenth Air Force's 613th Air and Space Operations Center Air Mobility Division at Hickam AFB coordinated the delivery of 225,890 pounds of relief supplies to Shanghai within 18 hours of Secretary of Defense approval. Recently, 19 Chinese provinces experienced the most severe winter storms in 50 years, imposing severe hardships on millions of Chinese citizens. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Anthony J. DeCapite)

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U.S. Air Force Capt. Dave Ericson receives a Chinese New Year's gift symbolizing the Chinese Year of the Rat from Major General Lihua Qian of the People's Liberation Army. Captain Ericson commanded the 15th Airlift Wing C-17 from Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, which delivered humanitarian supplies to the Shanghai International Airport. Thirteenth Air Force's 613th Air and Space Operations Center Air Mobility Division at Hickam AFB coordinated the delivery of 225,890 pounds of relief supplies to Shanghai within 18 hours of Secretary of Defense approval. Recently, 19 Chinese provinces experienced the most severe winter storms in 50 years, imposing severe hardships on millions of Chinese citizens. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Anthony J. DeCapite)

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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Allen Minner, 15th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, pushes a large pallet of humanitarian supplies delivered by a C-17 Globemaster III. Thirteenth Air Force's 613th Air and Space Operations Center Air Mobility Division at Hickam AFB coordinated the delivery of 225,890 pounds of relief supplies to Shanghai within 18 hours of Secretary of Defense approval. Thirteenth Air Force Logistics Directorate tasked personnel to prepare cargo and coordinated with Air Terminal Operations Centers at Hickam AFB and Kadena Air Base. Recently, 19 Chinese provinces experienced the most severe winter storms in 50 years, imposing severe hardships on millions of Chinese citizens. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Anthony J. DeCapite)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Jeanette King, 535th Airlift Squadron, 15th Airlift Wing, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, directs the off-loading of a pallet of humanitarian relief supplies from a C-17 Globemaster III. Two C-17's, one from 15 AW, Hickam AFB, and the other from the 3rd Wing, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska assisted in the deliver. Thirteenth Air Force's 613th Air and Space Operations Center Air Mobility Division at Hickam AFB coordinated the delivery of 225,890 pounds of relief supplies to Shanghai within 18 hours of Secretary of Defense approval. Recently, 19 Chinese provinces experienced the most severe winter storms in 50 years, imposing severe hardships on millions of Chinese citizens. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Anthony J. DeCapite)

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Air Force delivers humanitarian supplies to China

Published Feb. 8, 2008

After returning a salute, Major General Lihua Qian, People's Liberation Army, gives a thumbs-up sign to U.S. Air Force Capt. Dave Ericson, 535th Airlift Squadron, 15th Airlift Wing, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii. Thirteenth Air Force's 613th Air and Space Operations Center Air Mobility Division at Hickam AFB coordinated the delivery of 225,890 pounds of relief supplies to Shanghai within 18 hours of Secretary of Defense approval. Recently, 19 Chinese provinces experienced the most severe winter storms in 50 years, imposing severe hardships on millions of Chinese citizens. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Anthony J. DeCapite)

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