MULTI-NATIONAL FORCE-IRAQ
COMBINED PRESS INFORMATION CENTER
Release A070116b
BALAD AIR BASE Iraq, – U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army personnel here responded immediately to the crash of the Aeriantur-M Air Cargo Co. civilian airliner outside the base Jan. 7.
Thirty-four of the 35 passengers and crew on board lost their lives in the accident. The Turkish civilian-contract employees were en route to Balad and other bases in Iraq to provide services for the U.S. military.
“These brave civilian-contract employees were in Iraq helping us accomplish our mission, and their loss is a tragedy,” said Brig. Gen. Robin Rand, commander of the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing. “Our condolences go out to the families in their time of loss.”
Within minutes, emergency responders from the 332nd AEW and the 13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) mobilized the resources to secure the crash site and provide security on the scene. Army and Air Force firefighters responded to the site, and Airmen and Soldiers collected the casualties.
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