Two USAF C-130s and one C-17 flew more than 61,000 pounds of supplies to Pakistan from Dec. 16-23. That brings the total USAF airlift effort to more than 10 million pounds of relief supplies, flown in by 51 C-130, 45 C-17, and 52 contracted aircraft sorties.
The U.K. and the U.S. will continue to enjoy access to the ports, airfield, and workshops at Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean for at least another century, under a deal inked between the U.K. and Mauritius May 22.