Brazilian and US navies will launch a “combat operation” to take donations to the RS

The Brazilian Navy (MB), supported by the US Navy, will conduct a routine combat operation on Monday (27) to quickly receive donations from southeastern Brazil for flood-affected people in the Rio Grande do Sul. Under the coordination of the MB, cargo transfers will be carried out by helicopters between the Brazilian Navy’s Multipurpose Aircraft Carrier (NAM) “Atlantico”, the largest warship in Latin America, and the USNS John Lenthal, which is part of the mission. Force commanded by US nuclear aircraft carrier George Washington.

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This information about Operation Taquari II comes from the US Embassy in Brazil. According to him, the US Navy ship will be delivered with donations that will be collected and stored by the Brazilian Navy at the Port of Rio de Janeiro (RJ).

Then, it will head out to sea off the coast of Rio Grande do Sul in the Puerto do Rio Grande area to find the “Atlantico” NAM. In this case, donations still at sea will be taken by helicopter to the ship in Brazil.

According to the embassy, ​​this external cargo transfer is called VERTREP (Vertical Replenishment) and forms part of “Southern Seas – 2024”. Cargo transfer will be done by helicopters from Brazil and USA.

After this shipment is completed, a NAM ship will dock at the port of Rio Grande to unload the donations, which will be taken to rain-affected municipalities. According to the US Embassy, ​​the move expands logistical capacity to transport donations and helps increase interoperability between navies.

Since the disaster began in Rio Grande do Sul, the Brazilian Navy has been working to support the affected areas. So far, it has used 10 ships to transport 400 tons of donations. It also took vehicles, aircraft, equipment and other items.

US increases aid to RS

The North American Embassy on Tuesday (21) announced that the United States has increased its humanitarian assistance to Brazil through the United States Agency for Development International (USAID) to the tune of 4.16 million ringgit to help Rio Grande do Sul. Therefore, the country’s total for this support for gauchos reaches R$5.2 million.

US Deputy Secretary of State Kurt M. Campbell said. These include Brazil’s Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Maria Laura da Rocha, Brazil’s Ambassador to the United States, Maria Luisa Viotti, and the US Ambassador to Brazil, Elizabeth Frawley Bagley.

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