Hi
Here is a little insight how vNATO organizes aid under disaster.We work also together with other VA 's during such operations
This time it was JAKARTA, Indonesia — a tsunami and volcanic eruptions that struck in separate parts of the vast archipelago.
272 reports dead at this moment. 400 is missing.
Above 4000 homes seems taken away by the wave washing someplace about 1000m up on the land.
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VNATO RESTRICTED
MSG TS9956V
DTS 20101027/1800Z
FM SHAPE ALLIED COMMAND OPERATIONS, MONS (BE)
TO COMPONENT COMMAND AIR RAMSTEIN (GE), COMPONENT COMMAND AIR IZMIR (TU)
SBJ INDONESIA RELIFE SUPPORT
/1/ INDONESIA, SUMATRA HIT BY TSUNAMI AND VULCANO WITH FOLLOWING ASHES.
AROUND 300 PEOPLE IS KILLED AND 400 IS STILL MISSING. 4000 HOUSES IS WASHED AWAY BY 3 METER (10FOT) WAVE HIT THE WEST COASLINE.
VNATO PILOTS IS CALLED OUT FOR IMIDIANTLY RESPONSE WITH FLIGHTS.
AIRCRAFT SELECT AT EINDHOVEN SPECIAL OPERATION III
MISSION I
STRATEGIC AIRLIFT C-130,C-17
DEPART: SUBANG, MALAYSIA UN DEPOT (WMSA)
ARRIVAL PADANG, INDONESIA (WIMG)
DISTANCE: 200NM
CARGO: TENTS, BLANKETS, FOOD, DRINKING WATER, MEDICINE, SATELLITE COMMUNICATION
MISSION II
TACTICAL AIRDROP CH-47, CH53, CASA 295, C130
DEPART: PADANG, INDONESIA (WIMG)
AIRDROP TO COASLINE OF MENTAWAI ISLAND AND WESTCOAST SUMATRA.
ARRIVAL:PADANG,INDONESIA (WIMG)
DISTANCE:-50-200NM
CARGO: TENTS, BLANKETS, FOOD, DRINKING WATER, MEDICINE
Strategic airlift C-17, Cargo from Subang UN depot been flowing into Padang.
Map to locate villages on Mentawai Islands, West of Sumatra.
Food and basic medical suplies via air drop along island coastal area.
Airdrop of 6.000 kg emergency cargo on MENTAWAI ISLAND
at Pulau Siruamata (southwest coast of the island) with C-295.
As we were closed to disaster location identified yesterday,
we wanted to do a check on location 3 (PDG VOR radial 190 at 104 nm) - see photo -
corresponding to Pulau PagaÏ Utara
and following airdrop operation done yesterday by Nigel.
Nobody on the beach during our low pass.
NH-90 FLAP1
Airdrop of cargo.
Thanks!