“FEMA notified the Coast Guard of the need March 27, and we worked collectively for a whole of government response to expedite the timely delivery.”-Captain Craig O’Brien, U.S. Coast Guard 14th District
Video, HC-130 load-up at Air Station Barbers Point, Hawaii, 31MAR2020:
Under Federal Emergency Management Agency direction, a U.S. Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules flew CoViD-19 medical supplies to the U.S. territory of American Somoa.
Time lapse video of C-130 landing on Pago Pago International Airport, American Samoa, 01APR2020:
American Samoa is a collection of five islands in the South Pacific, approximately 2-thousand-6-hundred miles southwest of Hawaii. Many of the 64-thousand residents work for the U.S. military.
“Military aircraft are a workhorse throughout the world, and in the Coast Guard, we frequently use our HC-130 Hercules planes to deliver necessary supplies and equipment. This is especially true in the Pacific, where we seek to overcome vast distances and challenging timelines.”-Commander James Morrow
Video of cargo followed by HC-130 take-off:
HC-130J: FLORIDA GETS A NEW COMBAT KING IN TIME FOR HURRICANE SEASON
Operation CoViD-19: FEMA’S EMERGENCY AIRLIFT REVEALED!