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    Operation Sahayogi Haat Airport Operations by the numbers

    Nepalese Army, USAF work with Bangladesh, Indian Air Forces to process relief supplies

    Photo By Master Sgt. Melissa White | Tech. Sgt. Derrick McCall, 36th Mobility Response Squadron ramp coordinator, guides an...... read more read more

    KATHMANDU, NEPAL

    05.09.2015

    Story by Maj. Ashley Conner 

    Pacific Air Forces

    KATHMANDU, Nepal - The 36th Contingency Response Group, under Joint Task Force 505, has been supporting Operation Sahayogi Haat at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal since May 5.

    On May 9, Airmen assigned to the CRG, in cooperation with DHL contractors and the Nepalese Army, offloaded 530,110 pounds of cargo and uploaded 7,000 pounds of cargo to 13 aircraft. The average ground time was approximately three hours and the average aircraft download time was 58 minutes.

    In total the CRG has downloaded 1,202,273 lbs of cargo and uploaded 32,350 lbs of cargo from 30 aircraft.

    While deployed to Nepal, the mission of the CRG is to assist the Nepalese to accelerate airfield operations and increase the capacity to bring in aid via airlift ensuring aid is distributed faster to those affected by the earthquake that struck the region April 25.

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    Date Taken: 05.09.2015
    Date Posted: 05.10.2015 11:02
    Story ID: 162830
    Location: KATHMANDU, NP

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