The cargo was built by the SAC aircrew on spot in South Korea. Photo: SAC

Romania, one of the twelve Member Nations of the SAC, requested an emergency response mission to transport medical equipment to the capital, Bucharest from Seoul, South Korea last week. SAC 01, one of the three Boeing Globemaster C-17's was ready to take off from home station Pápa only 72 hours after receiving the request.

The cargo consisted of 45 tons of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) sets. This means 100,000 sets in 2,000 boxes (20 kg each), all built by the crew on spot, in South Korea. Romania is going to use these much-needed PPE sets to supply their people battling COVID-19 at the front line.