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Pápa, 7 April 2020 – The Strategic Airlift Capability (SAC) delivered two Mobile Intensive Care Units to the island of Sint Maarten in the Caribbean, upon the request of Member Nation The Netherlands in an Emergency Response Mission. The two Units house six intensive care beds with ventilators, and equipment for an additional six ICU beds in the Dutch Caribbean. This delivery is essential for the people of the islands to be able to treat and save lives of COVID-19 patients.​

Photo: Ministerie van Defensie - The Netherlands

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​SAC 01, one of SAC's three Boeing C-17 Globemasters, took of from Eindhoven, the Netherlands in the morning of April, 5, loaded with two Mobile Intensive Care Units and additional medical protective equipment to equip health workers and medication for COVID-19 patients. The Mobile Intensive Care Units (ICU) are fully equipped for independent mobile operation.

The Dutch Caribbean has limited capacities to care for the sudden surge of COVID-19 patients, especially the ones needing intensive care and ventilation. These ICU's will significantly increase the island's capacity to save lives of residents in a critical condition.

Photo: Ministerie van Defensie - The Netherlands

This emergency response Mission was carried out by the multinational crew of the Heavy Airlift Wing, the operational arm of the Strategic Airlift Capability, including Dutch crew members on board.

This humanitarian Emergency Response Mission (ERM) is the fourth in a series of ERM"s carried out by the Strategic Airlift Capability upon request of its Member Nations. In the past two weeks the heavy Airlift Wing delivered 135 tons of Personal Protective Equipment to Romania.