“This was a small gesture to express our appreciation and gratitude to the U.S., and in particular the State of Texas, which have been good hosts for our Peace Prairie Detachment.”-Lee Hsien Loong, Singapore’s Prime Minister

Singapore Air Force CH-47 Chinook in Texas

Since 1996 Singapore has based a small unit at the Grand Prairie Army Aviation Support Facility in Dallas.  They’ve helped out the Texas National Guard with other natural disasters like Hurricane Floyd in 1999, fire and flood operations in Texas in 2000, and Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

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