April 30, 2021 U.S. sends medical supplies to India to help in COVID-19 fight As part of a whole-of-government effort to slow and eventually end the pandemic, the United States is sending medical supplies and equipment to India as that country battles the most recent COVID-19 outbreak.
Jan. 29, 2021 AMC hosts operational demonstration for latest AE innovation Air Mobility Command hosted the final operational demonstration for a portable and constructable ramp, or Patient Loading System, used to safely on and offload patients to high-deck aircraft, such as the KC-10 Extender, KC-46 Pegasus and KC-135 Stratotanker.
Oct. 1, 2019 Pacific Angel provides aid, builds partnerships throughout Indo-Pacific communities Operation Pacific Angel concludes its series of humanitarian response and disaster relief missions for 2019.This year’s iterations provided medical care, engineering assistance and subject matter expert exchanges in Bangladesh, Mongolia, and Papua New Guinea.
Oct. 26, 2018 This Month in AFMS History: Twenty years ago, AF medical team responds to Hurricane Mitch in Honduras The 24th Medical Group at Howard Air Force Base, Panama, was a month away from decommissioning and returning to the U.S. when Hurricane Mitch slammed into Honduras on October 29, 1998.
Aug. 31, 2018 Oregon Airmen respond to Hurricane Lane during summer training in Hawaii What started out as a typical summer training deployment for the men and women of the 142nd Medical Group (MDG), Oregon Air National Guard, turned anything but, when the Hawaiian islands were threatened by a category-5 hurricane, the week of Aug. 20, 2018.
Dec. 11, 2017 Rebuilding strength: Chaplain assists in relief efforts In a matter of hours things would never be the same, the unwanted visitor’s mission was to destroy anything in its path. The destruction would be something the people would never forget, after all it ripped most from their family members, homes and normalcy.
Oct. 16, 2017 Kentucky Air Guard moves 7.2 million pounds of relief supplies at cargo hub in Puerto Rico for Hurricane Maria recovery More than three-dozen members of the Kentucky Air National Guard have processed 7.2 million pounds of humanitarian aid through a cargo hub they established here Sept. 23, working around the clock to download relief supplies from hundreds of aircraft and prepare the aid for distribution across an