Airlift Speeds 100 Army Helicopters To Afghanistan
July 23 2010
Four U.S. Air Force airlift crews have managed to deliver more than 100 Army helicopters to Afghanistan over a period of 30 days, the Air Force News Service reports.
The helicopters were delivered by boat to Naval Station Rota, Spain, where they were airlifted to three locations in Afghanistan, Air Force officials said.
The crews took turns between Rota and the bases in Afghanistan, said officials. When one crew landed, they would swap places with a crew on the ground that...
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