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        Policy UpdatesNewsroomReoptimizationBIOGRAPHIESAF Senior Leaders      190531-F-VY812-003.JPGAn aircrew from Joint Base Charleston, S.C., offloads a fire truck, along with an ambulance and firefighting equipment, from a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft during a humanitarian and training mission to the Dominican Republic, May 31, 2019. The equipment was donated by a fire department in Rochester, New York and transported under the Denton Cargo Program, which allows for humanitarian aid and supplies to be transported on military aircraft on a space-available basis. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Justin Clark)
                
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        190531-F-VY812-000.JPGA newly-offloaded fire truck sits on the ramp at Puerto Plata International Airport, Dominican Republic after being delivered by C-17 Globemaster III aircraft during a humanitarian and training mission to the Dominican Republic, May 31, 2019. The truck, along with an ambulance and firefighting equipment, was donated by a fire department in Rochester, New York and transported under the Denton Cargo Program, which allows for space available on military aircraft to be used for transport of humanitarian aid and supplies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Justin Clark)
                
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        190531-F-VY812-005.JPG"All in a Weekend:" JBC Reserve Citizen Airmen deliver humanitarian aid to Dominican Republic
                        
                        
                        An ambulance is driven off a Joint Base Charleston C-17 Globemaster III aircraft by Master Sgt. Eric Zilaitis, loadmaster with the 317th Airlift Squadron, and guided by Senior Airman Josh Blackburn, crew chief with the 437th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, during a weekend humanitarian and training mission to the Dominican Republic, May 31, 2019.  The ambulance, along with a fire truck and firefighting equipment, was donated by a fire department in Rochester, New York and transported under the Denton cargo program, which allows for space available on military aircraft to be used for transport of humanitarian aid and supplies.  
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        190531-F-VY812-001.JPGAn aircrew from Joint Base Charleston, S.C., offloads a fire truck, along with an ambulance and firefighting equipment, on a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft during a humanitarian and training mission to the Dominican Republic, May 31, 2019. The fire truck, along with an ambulance and firefighting equipment, was donated by a fire department in Rochester, New York and transported under the Denton Cargo Program, which allows for space available on military aircraft to be used for transport of humanitarian aid and supplies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Justin Clark)
                
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        190531-F-VY812-007.JPGA fire truck and ambulance delivered to the Dominican Republic by a C-17 Globemaster III and aircrew from the 315th Airlift Wing, Joint Base Charlston, S.C., were received by Maj. Jose Luis Taverez with the Puerto Plata Fire Department, Roberto Cabrera, fire investigator with the Rochester, New York Fire Department, which donated the vehicles, Coronel Ramon Paulino, Puerto Plata Fire Department Intendente General and Fernando Acosta, mechanic for Puerto Plata Fire Department. Rochester and Puerto Plata are “Sister Cities,” which allows for mutual support and exchange of resources and expertise. The cargo was transported by the U.S. Air Force Reserve as part of the Denton Cargo Program, which allows for humanitarian cargo to be carried on military aircraft on a space-available basis. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Justin Clark)
                
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All in a weekend: JB Charleston's 315th Reserve Airmen deliver humanitarian aid to Dominican RepublicPublished June 3, 2019
                    
                    By Capt. Justin Clark
                    
                    
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            **PUERTO PLATA, Dominican Republic (AFNS) --**Citizens of Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic and their fire department received life-saving equipment delivered by a team of Reserve Airmen from Joint Base Charleston's 315th Airlift Wing, in South Carolina, on a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, May 31.

The dual-purpose weekend humanitarian and training mission allowed for the Reserve aircrew to maintain flying currency and readiness requirements, with the added benefit of delivering humanitarian aid to organizations in the Caribbean via the Denton Cargo Program.
Military aircrews must fly regularly to maintain their currency, and missions like these are planned to allow flyers to meet all their readiness requirements with while serving a humanitarian cause.
The cargo, weighing in at nearly 33,000 pounds, consisted of a fire truck, ambulance, firefighting equipment, tools, clothing, protective gear and rescue equipment, all of which was donated by the Rochester Fire Department Engine 1 in Rochester, New York. It was handed over directly to personnel from the fire department in Puerto Plata, who were on the scene to accept the delivery.
For the aircrew, the mission allowed them to practice unique skills that can't be replicated while flying within the continental U.S., such as coordinating with international air traffic controllers and ground crews, flying over water and navigating in foreign airspace.
The city of Puerto Plata, as well as its province of 471,000 people, is expected to benefit through the improvements in the ability of the fire departments in the region to provide firefighting and rescue services. An earlier delivery dropped off an ambulance that was the first for Puerto Plata's fire department.
Rochester and Puerto Plata are “Sister Cities,” which allows for the exchange of resources, training and expertise between the two cities. Their relationship is managed by the Puerto Plata Rochester Sister Cities Committee, or PPRSCC. Mayors from the respective cities signed the relationship into effect 20 years ago, and since then have made formal visits to and from each others communities.
The Denton Cargo Program, as authorized by the Denton Amendment, is a State Department/United States Agency for International Development program that enables humanitarian charities and U.S.-based nongovernmental organizations to use space available on military cargo aircraft to transport humanitarian goods to countries in need. Consequently, these missions are flown at no or minimal additional cost to the U.S. taxpayers. Cargo goes through a vetting process to ensure it meets standards and will most benefit its intended recipients.
To help ensure that the firefighting equipment would be put to best use, training manuals and materials were translated into Spanish and Spanish-speaking firefighters from Rochester volunteered their own time to accompany Puerto Plata firefighters on both training and real-world firefighting runs throughout the Rochester area. Training had been delivered by the Rochester Fire Department on how to get the best use out of the new equipment.LR 



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