WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - A military cargo plane carrying the first shipment of infant formula from Europe to help address a critical shortage in the United States landed in Indianapolis on Sunday, and the White House said a second flight had been arranged.

The White House said on Sunday a second flight carrying formula would leave from Ramstein Air Base in Germany in coming days.

The White House said that Abbott and a second baby formula maker, Reckitt , were the first companies given priority status for raw supplies under the Defense Production Act.

Pallets of infant formula being shipped from Europe to the United States during Operation Fly Formula are seen in a transport aircraft at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, in a photograph released May 22, 2022.

Troops used forklifts to unload boxes of the cargo from the plane in Indianapolis and onto trucks heading to distribution centers.The White House said 78,000 pounds (35,000 kg) of specialty infant formula - enough for 500,000 bottles - had arrived on the flight.