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Rebuilding new focus for U.S. troops in Haiti
Published on Friday, April 9, 2010 by Angel Almost three months after a devastating earthquake ripped through Haiti, the 3,000 American troops there have shifted their focus from distributing food and providing medical care to helping the Haitians rebuild and return to their homes.... Read More » -
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Navy’s Haiti duties winding down
Published on Sunday, March 7, 2010 by Angel PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Even though the Navy and the Marine Corps were all but finished with their missions here in early March, local officials said the real work in Haiti is only just beginning. The Military Sealift Command hospital ship Comfort had discharged its last patient. The Seabees, Navy divers and Army engineers charged with reopening the wrecked port... Read More » -
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621st tackled security ‘nightmare’...
Published on Sunday, February 7, 2010 by Angel Tech Sgt. Thomas Tully had trouble getting his head around what he would say when he stepped off the plane in Haiti.Barely 48 hours had passed since an earthquake had virtually leveled Port-au-Prince, the capital of the island nation, and chaos reigned.Planes from every country imaginable were at the airport, parked at different angles. Cars and people were everywhere... Read More » -
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Predators send video feeds to help in Haiti
Published on Friday, January 29, 2010 by Angel Six Predators started flying missions over Haiti from a Puerto Rican airport Jan. 27, marking the first time the Air Force’s unmanned RQ-1s have flown humanitarian missions or operated out of a civilian airport.The Predators have flown two round-the-clock orbits over Port-au-Prince, feeding full-motion video of roads and buildings, devastated by the Jan. 12 eart... Read More » -
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AFSOUTH officials guide Air Force Haiti relie...
Published on Thursday, January 28, 2010 by Angel Airmen from across the United States are participating in the Haitian earthquake joint relief effort while the as Air Forces Southern members guide the effort from hundreds of miles away in the Arizona desert. Air Force officials have an integral role in the relief efforts, from reopening the Toussaint L'Ouverture Airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and dedicating hund... Read More » -
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Relief effort will be felt throughout fleet
Published on Sunday, January 24, 2010 by Angel As the Navy’s unprecedented response to Haiti’s post-earthquake humanitarian crisis entered its third week, the sudden spike in operational tempo showed no sign of slowing. More warships, Military Sealift Command and Maritime Administration vessels were on station or en route to help answer a desperate call for supplies and medical help.The large fleet pre... Read More » -
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Specially trained officers support Haitian re...
Published on Tuesday, January 19, 2010 by Angel Responding to and supporting post-earthquake relief efforts in Haiti is expected to be the one of the most challenging humanitarian operations in the history of the National Security Preparedness directorate, according to Col. Michael Hare, NSEP director. Colonel Hare, who oversees Air Forces Northern Region's Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officer program, said thr... Read More » -
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Major trapped in rubble of Port-au-Prince hot...
Published on Tuesday, January 19, 2010 by Angel Every time Peggy Bourland watches another survivor get rescued from under a collapsed building in Haiti, she asks the same question: “Why can’t it be my husband?”Air Force Maj. Ken Bourland is trapped under Hotel Montana in Port-au-Prince after a Jan. 12 earthquake leveled the island nation’s capital. Bourland, a career UH-1 Huey pilot, is the ... Read More » -
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Dover Reserve crew delivers communications te...
Published on Tuesday, January 19, 2010 by Angel Airmen from the 326th Airlift Squadron, here, delivered the Joint Communications Support Element to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, aboard a C-17 Globemaster III during the early morning hours of Jan. 16. On the way to Haiti, the Air Force Reserve aircrew stopped at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., to load up the JCSE personnel and equipment. "We were prepared to do what w... Read More » -
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Gators deliver Marines, aid to Haiti
Published on Tuesday, January 19, 2010 by Angel LEOGANE, Haiti — About 120 Marines with Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marines, landed via helicopters in Haiti on Tuesday morning, securing a landing zone and a water distribution point in this town west of Port-au-Prince.Marines created a perimeter here, with hundreds of Haitians watching just a few feet away. U.S. troops also linked up with U.N. of... Read More »