Sri Lanka, Dec. 7 -- U.S. Air Force Airmen in two C-130J Super Hercules aircraft deployed by U.S. Indo-Pacific Command to support Sri Lanka's Cyclone Ditwah response.

The statement by the US Embassy in Colombo:

Today at Katunayake Air Base, two C-130J Super Hercules and Airmen from the U.S. Air Force 36th Contingency Response Group (CRG) arrived to provide American airlift capability in support of Sri Lanka's Cyclone Ditwah response. U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka Julie Chung and Sri Lanka's Deputy Minister of Defense Major General KP Aruna Jayasekara (Retd.) welcomed the team on arrival U.S. and Sri Lankan counterparts are moving immediately to begin deliveries of critical relief supplies to affected communities. U.S. Air Force Airmen fr...