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Yokota aids GoJ with earthquake relief

USAF C-130H #74-1682 from 36 AS takes off from Yokota AB, April 18, 2016. The 374th AW sent two aircraft in support of the Government of Japan in their relief efforts for the series of earthquakes that took place in the Kyushu region recently. The aircraft transported heavy vehicles and personnel from Chitose Air Base, Hokkaido to Kyushu. [USAF photo by Yasuo Osakabe]

Apr 18, 2016 - The 374th Airlift Wing sent two C-130 Hercules aircraft and aircrew to the Kyushu region today, supporting the Government of Japan in their relief efforts for the series of earthquakes that took place in Kumamoto Prefecture and surrounding areas. [Read more...]

Nepal relief airlift expands with deployment of Yokota aircraft

USAF C-130H #74-1685 from 36th AS takes off at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 5, 2015. Airmen left Yokota to support the U.S. Agency of International Development and the government of Nepal. [USAF photo by Osakabe Yasuo]

May 06, 2015 - As U.S. efforts to support the Government of Nepal recover from the earthquake that struck the country April 25, the 374th Airlift Wing sent four C-130 Hercules and accompanying personnel to aid Joint Task Force-505 in its mission. [Read more...]

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Airlift squadron established for Ebola response in Senegal

USAF C-130J-30 from 40 AS takes off from Léopold Sédar Senghor IAP in Dakar, Senegalon November 4, 2014, en route to Monrovia, Liberia. The aircraft is carrying 8 tons of humanitarian aid and military supplies in support of Operation United Assistance, the U.S. Agency for International Development-led, whole-of-government effort to contain the Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa. [ANG photo by Maj. Dale Greer]

Nov 07, 2014 - More than 35 Airmen and two C-130J Super Hercules from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, arrived here this week to establish the 787th Air Expeditionary Squadron and to fly humanitarian cargo into Liberia as part of Operation United Assistance, the mission to fight Ebola in West Africa. [Read more...]

Coalition forces Aid in humanitarian efforts

Capt. Gregory Caylor, a pilot assigned to the 774th EAS, reviews his flight plan and prepares for pre-checks while at Bagram Air Field on May 5, 2014. Caylor and his crew flew to Kabul IAP to pick-up personnel and supplies as part of a coalition forces collective that supported the Afghan government with humanitarian relief after a mudslide flowed through a village in the Badakhshan province. [USAF photo by MSgt. Cohen A. Young]

May 07, 2014 - A team of coalition forces to include an Italian C-130 and a C-130J-30 assigned to the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing, Bagram Airfield assisted the Afghan government with humanitarian efforts this week. [Read more...]

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