TAMPA, Fla. - At the request of the Government of Iraq, U.S. Air Force C-130 aircraft conducted an airdrop Oct. 27 in the vicinity of Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, to provide humanitarian aid for delivery by Iraqi Security Forces to members of the Iraqi Albu Nimr tribe. The aircraft delivered more than 7,000 halal meals which were retrieved by ISF and delivered to the tribe who recently relocated from their homes near Hit, Iraq, to flee ISIL aggression. The C-130 aircraft, which are deployed to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, exited the airdrop zone safely.
This assistance is another example of U.S. resolve to assist the people of Iraq and deny ISIL key terrain and safe haven as well as U.S. commitment to assist forces who oppose ISIL.
Operational video of the airdrop is available at http://youtu.be/wc81VMZmxaY.
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10.28.2014
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10.28.2014 17:15
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