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A C-17 Globemaster assigned to the 62th Airlift Wing based out of Joint-Base Loius-McChord, Wash., taxis so relief supplies for Eastern Turkey can be loaded and delivered to the thousands of people displaced by the 7.2 magnitude quake. 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: | 483221 |
| VIRIN: | 111031-M-NQ873-568 |
| Resolution: | 4368x2912 |
| Size: | 7.33 MB |
| Location: | AKERSHUS, NO |
| Web Views: | 107 |
| Downloads: | 4 |
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