WPAFB -- A C-17 Globemaster III from the 445th Airlift Wing is scheduled to depart the base Friday morning to deliver donated food to Haiti.
The food is being provided by Kids Against Hunger, a ministry of A Child's Hope International from Cincinnati. The food is being shipped as part of the Denton Program.
The unit will deliver 76 skids (10 aircraft pallets) of dried and sealed food packets to the impoverished country. This equates to 541,728 meals.
According to its website, the Denton Program allows U.S. based non-governmental sources to transport humanitarian aid at little or no cost to the donor, while simultaneously putting the extra space on U.S. military transport assets to good use. This program is jointly administered by the U.S. Agency for International Development, Department of State and Department of Defense.
The food is being provided by Kids Against Hunger, a ministry of A Child's Hope International from Cincinnati. The food is being shipped as part of the Denton Program.
The unit will deliver 76 skids (10 aircraft pallets) of dried and sealed food packets to the impoverished country. This equates to 541,728 meals.
According to its website, the Denton Program allows U.S. based non-governmental sources to transport humanitarian aid at little or no cost to the donor, while simultaneously putting the extra space on U.S. military transport assets to good use. This program is jointly administered by the U.S. Agency for International Development, Department of State and Department of Defense.
