U.S. Military Boosts Pakistan Aid Capabilities
U.S. Military Boosts Pakistan Aid Capabilities
By Army Master Sgt. Mark Swart
Joint Public Affairs Support Element
GHAZI AVIATION BASE, Pakistan, Sept. 2, 2010 – The U.S. military is boosting its flood-relief capabilities to Pakistan by deploying more aircraft and increasing the number of aid distribution stations in the flood-stricken nation, the Pakistan aid task force commander said here yesterday.
A Marine Corps CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit flies over the mountains of Kohistan, en route to Ghazi Aviation Base, Pakistan, after a day of humanitarian relief efforts in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan, Aug. 27, 2010. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Capt. Paul Duncan
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