Airmen help donations reach Afghanistan Published Aug. 29, 2003 By Capt. Allen Herritage 376th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs GANCI AIR BASE, Kyrgyzstan (AFPN) -- A small contingent of airmen escorted a convoy of Kazak army trucks here from the border of Kazakhstan Aug. 27. They brought supplies for the developing Afghan national army.The convoy, consisting of 10 large cargo trucks, carried winter clothing, blankets and other field supplies donated by the Kazakhstan army.The eight-person Ganci team met the Kazak convoy at the border and escorted them the 40-kilometer trip back to base. Once here, the donations were packed onto cargo pallets and flown to Afghanistan on board a C-130 Hercules.The 376th Expeditionary Mission Support Group commander helped load sacks of clothing onto cargo pallets.“Here we had a country willing to give support to our cause but without a way to get it there,” Col. Michael Maloney said. “As a strategic airlift hub, we were able to use our assets to bring these two counties together, benefiting us all and the war on terrorism.”Ganci AB houses about 1,600 U.S. and coalition troops, and airmen here provide close-air support, airlift and aerial refueling to forces in Afghanistan.