FedEx lends a hand with Operation Fly Formula
Pallets of baby formula are transferred to a truck after arriving on an Air Force C-17 in Indianapolis, Sunday, May 22, 2022. The 132 pallets of Nestlé Health Science Alfamino Infant and Alfamino Junior formula arrived from Ramstein Air Base in Germany. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
A pallet of baby formula is loaded into a truck after arriving on an Air Force C-17 at the Indianapolis International Airport, Sunday, May 22, 2022. The 132 pallets of Nestlé Health Science Alfamino Infant and Alfamino Junior formula arrived from Ramstein Air Base in Germany. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack speaks after an Air Force C-17 delivered a planeload of baby formula at the Indianapolis International Airport, Sunday, May 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
A military plane carrying enough specialty infant formula for more than half a million baby bottles arrived Sunday in Indianapolis, the first of several flights expected from Europe aimed at relieving a shortage that has sent parents scrambling to find enough to feed their children. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
On May 22, 2022, as the first airlift of formula arrived from Germany at Indianapolis Internation Airport., FedEx Express team members were on hand to offload and transport the shipment to its destination. (Courtesy FedEx)
The flight from the Ramstein Air Base in Germany to Indiana transported the equivalent of 1.5 million 8-ounce bottles of three formulas, all of which are hypoallergenic for children with cow’s milk protein allergy.
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Rob Moore covers North Mississippi for The Daily Memphian. He holds a B.A. and an M.A. in English from The University of Memphis.
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