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☷South Carolina Guard Comes to Aid of Partner Colombia
National Guard ( By Press Release office)
Feb 16,2024
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The South Carolina National Guard is helping out their State Partnership Program partner , Colombia , with a bunch of wildfires they ' re dealing with . In late January , they lent Colombia some helicopter buckets to help battle around 30 active fires in and around Bogota . Maj . Gen . R . Van McCarty said they ' re sorry their friends are going through this , but they ' re committed to helping out with these fire - retardant tools . The helicopter buckets they loaned can carry 700 gallons of water to drop on the fires . This partnership between the South Carolina National Guard and Colombia has been going strong since 2012 . Lt . Col . Daniel O . Linkroum mentioned that it was great to be able to quickly respond to Colombia ' s needs and show their commitment to their partner nation . This partnership is part of the Department of Defense State Partnership Program , which connects U . S . National Guard units with foreign allies . The program started in 1993 and now involves 100 nations .
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