OPS & TRAINING
S'PORE AIR FORCE CHINOOKS HELP OUT IN KATRINA RELIEF EFFORTS
05 Sep 2005
Three CH-47 Chinook helicopters and a 38-strong crew from the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) arrived at Fort Polk, Louisiana, on the afternoon of 1 Sep (local time) to assist in the relief operations in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
The RSAF pilots, aircrew and technicians will be working closely with the Texas Army National Guard in the disaster relief operations, undertaking re-supply and airlift missions.
The RSAF's Peace Prairie detachment in Grand Prairie, Texas, has worked with the Texas Army National Guard on other relief missions in the past, including the relief operations in the aftermath of Hurricane Floyd in North Carolina in 1999, and fire-fighting and flood relief operations in Texas in 2000.
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