TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – The 60th Air Mobility Wing is preparing to send two more aircraft loaded with critical COVID-19 medical supplies to India to help front-line medical workers combat the recent spread of COVID-19 in that country.

“This is what my troops train for: to represent the United States of America in a humanitarian crisis or a national defense contingency,” said John Buchanan, 60th Aerial Port Squadron Civilian Operations Officer.

On April 28, a C-5M Super Galaxy and a C-17 Globemaster III left Travis AFB carrying the initial shipments of more than $100 million in medical supplies the U.S. government is donating to India through the U.S. Agency for International Development. Those flights contained multiple pallets of oxygen cylinders and regulators, N95 masks and COVID-19 rapid diagnostic kits. Both aircraft landed Friday, April 30 (India Standard Time). Two additional aircraft are projected to depart the base for India later today, carrying similar supplies. The total assistance package will include oxygen cylinders, oxygen concentrators, oxygen generation units, personnel protective equipment, rapid diagnostic tests and therapeutics, as well as vaccine manufacturing supplies.

“Right now, this is the number one mission for Travis,” said Buchanan. “Thousands and thousands of people need help. It’s about the bigger picture.”

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Oxygen cylinders sit in the 60th Aerial Port Squadron Warehouse at Travis Air Force Base, California, April 28, 2021. The United States government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development, donated medical supplies to assist the country of India in its ongoing fight against COVID-19. The donation of 440 oxygen cylinders and regulators, one million N95 masks and one million COVID-19 rapid diagnostic kits, will be transported to India aboard a U.S. Air Force C-5M Super Galaxy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jonathon Carnell)

Airmen from the 22nd Airlift Squadron prepare a C-5M Super Galaxy to take lifesaving COVID-19 supplies to India, April 28, 2021, at Travis Air Force Base, California. The United States government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development, donated medical supplies to assist the country of India in its ongoing fight against COVID-19. The donation of 440 oxygen cylinders and regulators, one million N95 masks and one million COVID-19 rapid diagnostic kits, will be transported to India aboard a U.S. Air Force C-5M Super Galaxy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Nicholas Pilch)

A C-5M Super Galaxy carrying critical medical supplies taxies toward the runway April 28, 2021, at Travis Air Force Base, California, as it prepares to fly to India. The United States government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development, donated medical supplies to assist the country of India in its ongoing fight against COVID-19. The donation consisted of 440 oxygen cylinders and regulators, one million N-95 masks and one million COVID-19 rapid diagnostic kits. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cameron Otte)

Pallets of oxygen tanks sit in the 60th Aerial Port Squadron warehouse on April 27, 2021, at Travis Air Force Base, California. The United States government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development, generously donated medical supplies to assist the country of India in its ongoing fight against COVID-19. The donation of 440 oxygen cylinders and regulators, one million N-95 masks and one million COVID-19 rapid diagnostic kits, will be transported to India aboard a U.S. Air Force C-5M Super Galaxy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexander Merchak)

Contact the 60th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs office for any additional information. They can be reached at (707) 424-2011 or by emailing 60amwpa@us.af.mil.

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About Travis Air Force Base: Travis is comprised of our host unit, the 60th Air Mobility Wing, along with the 621st Contingency Response Wing, the 349th Air Mobility Wing and more than 50 partner organizations, with more than 26,000 Travis active duty, reservists and civilian employees assigned. The 60th Air Mobility Wing is the largest air mobility organization in the Air Force with a versatile fleet of C-5M Super Galaxy and C-17 Globemaster III cargo and KC-10 Extender refueling aircraft. As the host unit of Travis Air Force Base, the wing controls more than $11 billion in total resources and handles more cargo and passengers than any other military air terminal in the United States. Travis is the West Coast terminal for aeromedical evacuation aircraft returning sick or injured patients from the Pacific area. For more information, go to www.travis.af.mil.