by Master Sgt. Kimberley Harrison
USAFCENT Combat Camera
5/25/2010 - SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFNS) -- More than 17,000 pounds of humanitarian cargo was delivered to Tajikistan May 21, in an ongoing effort to provide relief and medical aid to displaced Tajiks after floods and mudslides devastated the Kulyab District earlier this month.
A C-130 Hercules crew from the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, transported five pallets of emergency medical supplies and hygiene kits in response to a request for humanitarian assistance by Republic of Tajikistan government officials.
"It's our job to get the mission done as safely and effectively as we can," said Maj. Kurt Amundson, a C-130 pilot with the 774th EAS.. "People's lives depend on the humanitarian cargo we deliver".
This was the second shipment arranged by the U. S. Embassy officials in Dushanbe, Tajikistan's capital.
Within hours of the flooding, Army Lt. Col. Larry Harrison, the U.S. Embassy Defense Attaché, had a team in the Kuylab District assessing the damage and humanitarian requirements. Link
