AMC Is Hauling in Helicopters and More

Oct. 14, 2005

AMC Is Hauling in Helicopters and More: Air Mobility Command officials say command airlifters will be transporting 24 Army CH-47 Chinook helicopters to aid relief efforts in Pakistan. Stateside airlifters already have flown in contingency response airmen to set up bare-base airfield operations and some 200,000 pounds of supplies and equipment.

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