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NEWS | April 3, 2020

JB Charleston assists in repatriation of US citizens

By Senior Airman Joshua R. Maund Joint Base Charleston Public Affairs

Capt. Garrett Iapicco, 40th Airlift Squadron pilot, escorts a family off of a C-130J Super Hercules at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. April 1, 2020. The passengers were flown from Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras.The American citizens were transported to JB Charleston as part of an ongoing interagency effort led by the U.S. State Department to assist American citizens unable to return home from countries around the world during the COVID-19 pandemic.