The following press release from the commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Commander, U.S. Sixth Fleet (CNE-C6F) Public Affairs Department was received August 25, 2008.
Capt. John Moore, commodore, Combined Task Force (CTF) 367, greets local residents and receives flowers shortly after the arrival of the guided-missile destroyer USS McFaul (DDG 74) to the port of Batumi. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Eddie Harrison.USS
McFaul (
DDG 74) pulled into port today delivering humanitarian relief supplies to the country as part of the larger United States response to the government of Georgia request for humanitarian assistance.
This represents the first U.S. Navy ship to arrive and deliver humanitarian assistance to Georgia.
“Our job was to get the supplies to Georgia as quickly as possible,” said Capt. John Moore, commodore of Combined Task Force 367. “The entire crew of this ship realizes the significance of their efforts in helping to provide comfort to the people of Georgia.”
McFaul delivered 82 pallets with about 155,000 pounds of supplies donated by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), including hygiene items, baby food and care supplies, bottled water, and milk. Ships can carry much more cargo per mission than aircraft, which have a capacity of three to 12 pallets per sortie.
Cryptologic Technician 1st Class Jed Morris stacks bottles of water aboard USS McFaul (DDG 74). Donated items include hygiene items, baby food and infant supplies. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Eddie Harrison.The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter
Dallas (
WHEC 716) and USS
Mount Whitney (
LCC/JCC 20) have also on-loaded humanitarian supplies destined for Georgia.
Dallas left Souda Bay, Crete, on Thursday with more than 76,000 pounds of relief supplies and will arrive in Georgia within a week. U.S. Navy
C-9, C-40 and C-130 aircraft have flown tens of thousands of hygiene kits into the country over the past week.
McFaul, an
Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, is home ported in Norfolk, Va., and is on a regularly scheduled deployment in the Sixth Fleet area of responsibility.
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