還記得2009年夏天令人驚心動魄的八八風災嗎？在台灣最艱難的時刻，美國及時伸出援手幫助台灣度過難關。8月14日，台灣外交部正式請求美國提供可吊掛重機械的直昇機，運送挖土機等重機械進入高雄縣山區協助開通道路，以進入被土石流淹沒的村落。駐日本佐世堡港的美國海軍丹佛號於8月17日抵達台灣海域後旋即出動兩架直昇機降落於台南機場，展開三天的支援救災工作，包括運送挖土機與堆土機進入高雄縣山區。 #TodayinHistory #歷史上的今天 #AIT40 #AITat40Celebration #StrongFoundationBrightFuture #SecurityCooperationMonth #USTWSecurityFirsts #安全合作月
Do you still remember the thrilling scenes from the storm in August 8, 2009? In such a difficult time, the United States provided help to assist Taiwan in overcoming the challenges after the disaster. On August 14, Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs officially requested U.S. heavy-lift helicopters to carry excavators and bulldozers into the mountains of Kaohsiung County to clear roads to villages cut off by landslides. The USS Denver, based in Sasebo, Japan, reached Taiwan territorial waters on August 17 and deployed two helicopters to Tainan Airport to begin what would become three days of operation in support of disaster relief, including ferrying heavy equipment to the mountainous areas of Kaohsiung County.
