US airdrops food to civilians stranded on mountain in Iraq
August 09, 2014 12:34
The United States military today conducted a second airdrop of large quantity of food and water for thousands of refugees trapped on Iraq's Sinjar mountain after fleeing the rampaging militants of the Islamic State.
Conducted from multiple airbases in the region, the airdrop was done by one C-17 and two C-130 cargo aircraft that together dropped a total of 72 bundles of supplies.
The cargo aircraft were escorted by two F/A-18s from the USS George H W Bush, the Pentagon said. The C-17 dropped 40 container delivery system bundles of meals ready to eat and was complemented by a C-130 loaded with an additional 16 bundles totaling 28,224 meals.
In addition, one C-130 dropped 16 bundles totaling 1,522 gallons of fresh drinking water, the statement said.
Conducted from multiple airbases in the region, the airdrop was done by one C-17 and two C-130 cargo aircraft that together dropped a total of 72 bundles of supplies.
The cargo aircraft were escorted by two F/A-18s from the USS George H W Bush, the Pentagon said. The C-17 dropped 40 container delivery system bundles of meals ready to eat and was complemented by a C-130 loaded with an additional 16 bundles totaling 28,224 meals.
In addition, one C-130 dropped 16 bundles totaling 1,522 gallons of fresh drinking water, the statement said.
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