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PACAF aircraft depart to assist Haiti relief effort

January 21st, 2010
Pacific Air Forces deployed seven C-17 Globemaster III aircraft Jan. 19 to Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., to support the U.S. military's Haitian relief effort, Operation Unified Response.

The aircraft and crews will rotate in to Haiti from Charleston AFB to provide airlift services as needed.

A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck the island Jan. 12, inflicting widespread damage, death and injuries.

"The squadron got notification of the mission at approximately 8 a.m. local time Monday," said Lt. Col. Andrew Leshikar, 535th Airlift Squadron commander. "We had three crews put into required crew rest and the first aircraft departed Tuesday at 10:15 a.m."
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