11/2/2012 - Staff
Sgt. Robert Melton, 49th Materiel Maintenance Squadron water and fuels
system maintenance, attaches a loading tag to palletized cargo at
Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., Nov. 2, 2012. The 49th MMS was tasked
with supporting the humanitarian relief efforts for the victims of
Hurricane Sandy. In response to the tasking, the 49th MMS worked for 15
straight hours preparing more than 58,000 pounds of cargo spread across
eight pallets. The cargo consisted of two water pumps capable of pumping
400 gallons of water a minute, 12,000 feet of hose, and two containers
of system support items. "The 49th Materiel Maintenance Group from
Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., shipped equipment today in support of
Hurricane Sandy," said Col. Andrew Croft, 49th Wing Commander. "We are
prepared to deploy anytime, anywhere to aid civilian efforts to recover
from the devastating effects of a natural disaster - in this case,
Hurricane Sandy on the East Coast. Our hearts go out to those who were
affected by this horrendous storm." (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman
DeAndre Curtiss)
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