The United States Embassy in Chile reported that the first of two Lockheed Martin C-130H Hercules transport aircraft transferred from the United States Air Force (USAF) arrived in Santiago on April 22.
According to the website of the US embassy, the USAF coordinated the transport of a donation close to 87,000 personal protection items that were sent to Chile by the non-profit organization Project Hope in order to help face the Covid pandemic. 19.
The cargo was transported from the United States aboard a C-130H Hercules aircraft of the 186th Airlift Squadron Vigilantes of the 120th Airlift Wing of the Montana Air National Guard that arrived at the El Bosque Air Base of the Chilean Air Force (FACh) on Thursday April 22. In this regard, the Embassy’s charge d’affaires, Richard Glenn, who participated in a brief donation ceremony on Friday 23rd, highlighted that this assistance is part of the contributions given by the United States to Chile to support efforts against the Covid-19.