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The activation of our team, which needed permissions ranging from COR to ACOR and TRANSCOM, demonstrated our agile ability to respond to the needs of our U.S. Military and our diligence in supporting their mission in Afghanistan from July 2011 until now.
4 DAYS EARLIER THAN CONTRACT STARTREADY TO FLY
We continue to provide unparalleled support and service.
SUPPORTING MILITARY OPERATIONS IN AFGHANISTAN
AIRCRAFT
107sCHINOOKS
Jalalabad Airport
Bagram Airfield-BAF
9
12
2BASES
3
BAGRAM AIRFIELD-BAF Also known as Bagram Air Base, this is the largest U.S. military base in Afghanistan, located in the high desert at the base of the Himalaya Mountains at 4,895 feet (1,490 meters) above sea level (ASL). Known for its steady high winds more than 120 days straight, extremes in weather between the seasons, and high density altitude.
JALALABAD AIRPORT At 1,886 feet (575 meters) density altitude, Jalalabad is a favorite for crews in the winter, while summer temperatures are some of the most extreme conditions in the country.
STAFF TOTAL ROTATION
AT ANY GIVEN TIME
200
INTERNAL CARGO
EXTERNAL LONGLINE
141,201,432 LBS
66,814,874 LBS
222 MILLION LBS
14,652,984 LBS
100
Upon witnessing Columbia’s long line work first hand, a US Army Major General coined the company’s long line work as “L2P2” (long line precision placement), saying this type of system would “revolutionize the way the military would handle external loads.”
LONG LINE PRECISION PLACEMENT27,715 L2P2 LOADS
2011FIRST FLIGHT
27JULY 137,268
HOURS FLOWN1 Mi ion
NEARLY
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