The unit immediately responded by disassembling their entire fleet of Chinook helicopters. flying to Afghanistan where they reassembled their aircraft. and then deploying to Islamabad to participate in relief efforts. All this was accomplished in a mere 4 days--a phenomenal feat. During the 5 months of this operation. the Spartans flew 2.633 missions where they delivered more than 18 million pounds of supplies. transported almost 7.000 refugees. and medically evacuated 311 casualties. This mission proved to be the longest and largest helicopter relief mission in the history of the United States. Following their relief mission. the unit deployed to Afghanistan to provide heavylift support for combat operations at Kandahar Airfield in southern Afghanistan.
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