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Below, villagers from Casamacoa, Honduras, carry relief supplies away from a U.S. Army CH-47D Chinook helicopter, tail number 87-00071, on 20 November 1998. The helicopter, assigned to C Company - "Flippers", 159th Aviation Regiment, 18th Aviation Brigade, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, carried 11,000 pounds of food and clothing to the village. Over 1,800 U.S. service members are helping to rush food, shelter, pure water and medical aid to the many made homeless by Hurricane Mitch. A total of ten Chinook helicopters were dispatched to Central America to provide aid. Five helicopters were from C Company and the other five were from B Company - "Hercules", 159th Aviation Regiment, 18th Aviation Brigade, located at Hunter Army Airfield, Savannah, Georgia. The Task Force was led by Major Peri A. Anest, commander of the Flippers. The Task Force self-deployed over 2,000 miles in four days to reach the disaster area. |
