U.S. Makes Equipment Delivery to Lebanese Army at Hamat Airfield
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The United States delivered on Tuesday equipment to the Lebanese army at the Hamat Airfield via C-130 aircraft, the first time an aircraft of this size and type has landed at Hamat Airfield.
U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Maura Connelly and senior Lebanese army and U.S. military officers were on hand to observe the delivery.
This delivery contained infrastructure for the construction of a 150 by 50 foot maintenance tent that the Lebanese army helicopter mechanics can use to conduct maintenance on helicopter engines.
The maintenance tent is part of a broader project to provide hangars for the army’s helicopter fleet at Hamat to protect them from high winds, and install flood lighting for the airfield to facilitate safer flying in periods of darkness.
This delivery comes as part of the United States’ ongoing support for the Lebanese army at Hamat Airfield.
The U.S. military has also helped the army with improving the training facilities at Hamat, providing over $1.5 million for the construction of a facility for army units to conduct military live fire training.
25 May 2011, 02:28
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Are you guys serious...all this to ship a tent or in other words a hangar that can be easily built by the army engineers or contractor in lebanon at a way cheaper price.
This not funny. I am not laughing rather suspicious of the delivery and precisely in Hamat.
25 May 2011, 04:05
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That is a weird shipment.... Did they really need this from the US? Was there something else not listed here?
25 May 2011, 10:43
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It might sound odd, but the U.S. army is extremely inefficient and shouldn't be suspect of ulterior motives that are really only an effect of that. I doubt the U.S. expects any return on 1.5 mil, right after forgiving a billion in debts owed by egypt.
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25 May 2011, 11:14
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This is a very smart way of entering the lebanon by posing the first stone, whatever it is wood , tents etc, at least they start to conduct training by landing in lebanese Airfield etc etc , this is a military operation for something that can happen , but when,,,, ????????????????
