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A FAP Spartan C-27J aircraft dropped 5,000 liters of water using the Guardian firefighting system over the city of Chachapoyas.Following a meeting at the Air Wing Command Post No. 2 in Callao, headed by the President of the Republic, Dina Boluarte Zegarra, the Minister of Defense, Walter Astudillo Chavez, headed aboard a Spartan C-27J aircraft of the Peruvian Air Force to the district of Lamud, in the Amazonas region, in order to supervise the release of 5,000 liters of water to mitigate the active forest fires.
We have returned from a mission in Lamud, which is located 11 kilometers from the city of Chachapoyas, where our experienced FAP pilots of the Spartan C-27J aircraft managed to complete the mission of unloading 5,000 liters of water. This represents an important help to put out the forest fires that are developing in different regions, declared Minister Walter Astudillo after completing his mission in Amazonas.
The head of the Defense sector also reported that two air operations were carried out today: the first in the San Martin region, where the President of the Republic supervised the work of the Air Force personnel; and the second in Amazonas, where he himself accompanied the military personnel from the cabin of the plane.
It is time for unity and awareness of the importance of contributing to put out the forest fires that affect the population. The government, from the first day, gave the disposition for the Armed Forces to put their capabilities at the service of this emergency, said Astudillo Chavez.
The aircraft departed from Air Group No. 8, in Callao, where it was supplied with the necessary equipment to carry out the mission. This procedure was also supervised by the general commander of the Air Force, Air General Carlos Chavez Cateriano, and personnel specialized in this type of operations.
These actions are added to the ongoing work carried out by the Air Force aircraft (Spartan C-27J and MI-17 helicopters) to combat fires from the air. At the same time, the Peruvian Army deploys personnel on the ground to collaborate in the extinguishing tasks, together with firefighters, regional brigades and other response teams.
