Airman 1st Class Curtis Sibby, 62nd Airlift Wing, loadmaster, waits on the ramp of his C-17 Globemaster III while SRA Nicholas Hebert guides a forklift, driven by a Norwegian soldier assisting the loading of emergency relief supplies headed to eastern Turkey. Marines, airmen and Norwegian soldiers work around the clock to load emergency equipment onto a C-17 U.S. Air Force Globemaster III. Marines assigned to U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe, along with airmen with 62nd Airlift Wing, based out of Joint-Base Louis-McChord, and the Norwegian soldiers assembled 16 pallets loaded with 369 arctic tents, 369 space heaters and 369 fuel cans – totaling more than 91,000 lbs., Oct. 31. The gear they delivered was stored at the Marine Corps Prepositioning Program-Norway. MCPP-N provides a responsive source of equipment and supplies for Marine Corps operations, including humanitarian assistance, in the European theater.
Date Taken: | 10.31.2011 |
Date Posted: | 11.03.2011 03:09 |
Photo ID: | 483220 |
VIRIN: | 111031-M-NQ873-328 |
Resolution: | 4368x2912 |
Size: | 5.42 MB |
Location: | AKERSHUS, NO |
Web Views: | 140 |
Downloads: | 9 |
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