Hundred of USFK to be sent to tsunami-hit region
6/1/2005 14:45
The United States Forces Korea (USFK) military will temporarily transfer
110 troops and 18 helicopters from South Korea to provide humanitarian aid to
tsunami-hit South Asian countries, according to South Korean Defense Ministry on
Thursday.
South Korea's office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff was informed of
the US decision on Tuesday night, South Korean Yonhap News Agency quoted Shin
Hyun-don, a Defense Ministry's spokesman, as saying.
The US troops and
helicopters will offer medical services and fly foods and other supplies to
earthquake-tsunami victims in the region, Shin said.
About 32,500 US troops
are currently stationed in South Korea.
Earlier this week, Navy Adm. Thomas
Fargo, chief of the US Pacific Command, said the US military plans to double the
number of relief helicopters to about 90 by deploying some from South Korea and
Guam.
Xinhua
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