Reservist from the 300th Airlift Squadron flying a Joint Base Charleston C-17 Globemaster III delivered a donated fire truck from south Florida to Guatemala. The fire truck was donated by the city of Coral Gables, Florida, who recently added a new fire truck to their inventory.
he Joint Base Charleston Reservists flew to Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida, to pick up the cargo. After working several hours with ground crew there to load the donated vehicle, the crew was able to deliver it to La Antigua, Guatemala.
Since 1993, Coral Gables and La Antigua have been sister cities for cultural exchange and opportunity to expand business relationships.
This humanitarian cargo delivery was made possible by the Denton Cargo Program.