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The USNS Brittin (T-AKR-305) departs Joint Base Charleston, S.C., to Ponce, Puerto Rico Oct. 31, 2017.


Partnership enables JB Charleston sealift relief efforts to Puerto Rico

The USNS Brittin (T-AKR-305) departs Joint Base Charleston, S.C., to Ponce, Puerto Rico Oct. 31, 2017. The USNS Brittin is scheduled to travel between Joint Base Charleston and Puerto Rico several times over the next few months. The first trip is bringing essentials such as food, water and vehicles to get aid to areas where mudslides have created access issues. Later deliveries will provide the equipment to restore utilities and rebuild the infrastructure on the island.

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Tech. Sgt. Robert Hyatt, USAF Band of Mid-America’s Mobility Brass Quintet member, and Racine, Wisconsin native, performs for the “Hornheads Waltz” for Alhambra Primary School students March 16, 2018 at Alhambra Primary School, Alhambra, Illinois. The performance was part of Air Mobility Command’s Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics-focused efforts to complement education efforts near and around AMC installations. During the 45-minute set, the group performed a variety of classical and popular music. The Hornheads were a brass ensemble assembled by Prince to accompany him on tour.(U.S. Air Force photo by Candy Knight)
Staff Sgt. Helena Giammarco, USAF Band of Mid-America’s Mobility Brass Quintet member, explains the mechanics of her French Horn instrument during a performance at Mascoutah Elementary School, Illinois March 14, 2018. The performance were part of Air Mobility Command’s contribution to the Music in Our Schools month initiative. Giammarco hails from Besançon, France, and was previously a U.S. Navy Band member. (U.S. Air Force photo by Candy Knight)
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Airmen along side Soldiers and FEMA employees load food and water onto a U.S. Navy HH-60 Seahawk helicopter at Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico, Oct. 13. Joint Task Force-Puerto Rico was established to provide FEMA with the unique capabilities that the Department of Defense can bring to the island following the devastation caused by Hurricane Maria (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Robert Hicks)
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jamar Campbell, a boom operator assigned to the 50th Air Refueling Squadron (ARS) prepares to make contact with an F-15 Eagle aircraft during the first 50th ARS training mission at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Jan. 16, 2018. As the 50th ARS settles in, their goal is to have one flight per day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Caleb Nunez)
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Ricardo Lopez, the 50th Air Refueling Squadron (ARS) commander, reviews the aircraft documentation before taking off for the first 50th ARS’s training mission at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Jan. 16, 2018. The 50th ARS brought with it eight new aircraft to MacDill, expanding Air Mobility Command’s global reach. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Caleb Nunez)