May 11 Operation Sahayogi Haat Airport Operations Update

Photo By Lt. Col. Ashley Conner | U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dan Dixon, 36th Contingency Response Group mobile command and control controller, coordinates with transiting aircraft to receive ground support. The controllers provide an important communication link between airlift bringing supplies in and the CRG personnel who download the aircraft. As of May 11, the CRG has unloaded 2,261,554 pounds of cargo from 49 different aircraft since landing in Nepal, May 5. The 36th CRG, under Joint Task Force 505, is in Nepal to assist the government with aid distribution. (U.S. Air Force/Maj. Ashley Conner)  

KATHMANDU, NEPAL

05.11.2015

Story by Maj. Ashley Conner 

Pacific Air Forces

KATHMANDU, Nepal - On May 11, Airmen assigned to the 36th Contingency Response Group in cooperation with DHL Contractors and the Nepalese army offloaded 509,380 pounds of cargo and uploaded 18,450 pounds of cargo to nine aircraft at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal.

Since the 36th CRG arrived May 5, they have downloaded 2,261,554 pounds of cargo and uploaded 61,800 pounds of cargo from 49 aircraft in support of Operation Sahayogi Haat.

While deployed to Nepal the mission of the 36th CRG, which falls under Joint Task Force 505, is to assist the Nepalese to accelerate airfield operations and increase the capacity to bring in aid via airlift which will ultimately distribute aid faster to those affected by the earthquake that struck the region April 25.

• Date Taken: 05.11.2015
• Date Posted: 05.13.2015 07:12
• Story ID: 162988
• Location: KATHMANDU, NP