Air Refueling Aircraft to Head to the U.S. on the 2nd for Vaccine Transport

An Air Force aerial refueling aircraft (KC-330) carrying about 290 workers dispatched to Iraq is landing at Incheon International Airport on the 24th. Photo by Moon Honam munonam@

[Asia Economy Military Specialist Yang Nak-gyu] Our Air Force aerial refueling aircraft KC-330 will be deployed on the 2nd to transport COVID-19 vaccines supported by the United States.

According to the military on the 31st, one million doses of COVID-19 vaccines promised by U.S. President Joe Biden will be delivered by our Air Force aerial refueling aircraft KC-330.

Jung Eun-kyung, head of the Central Disease Control Headquarters for COVID-19, announced the day before, "To ensure rapid vaccination, our Air Force military aircraft will be sent to bring the vaccines into the country."

The KC-330, manufactured by Airbus, is our Air Force's first aerial refueling aircraft and is scheduled to depart the U.S. on the 2nd and arrive at Seongnam Air Base on the 5th. The KC-330 can accommodate about 300 troops and 45 tons of cargo, making it usable as a cargo plane, medical transport, passenger aircraft, or VIP transport. Its internal structure can be modified according to its purpose.

Defense Minister Seo Wook also traveled aboard the KC-330 when attending the 52nd Security Consultative Meeting (SCM) held in Washington D.C., U.S., in October last year. Additionally, the KC-330 transported about 290 Korean workers from a construction site in Iraq during the COVID-19 outbreak in July last year. In May of the same year, the KC-330 carried 147 remains of fallen soldiers from Hawaii, U.S. In June, it was deployed for the rotation of the Ark Unit dispatched to the United Arab Emirates.

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