Tag Archives: Port-au-Prince

Navy’s Haiti duties winding down

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 … Continue reading

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621st tackled security ‘nightmare’ after quake

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 … Continue reading

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Predators send video feeds to help in Haiti

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 … Continue reading

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AFSOUTH officials guide Air Force Haiti relief effort

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 … Continue reading

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Relief effort will be felt throughout fleet

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 … Continue reading

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Major trapped in rubble of Port-au-Prince hotel

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 … Continue reading

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Dover Reserve crew delivers communications team, equipment to Haiti

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 … Continue reading

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Gators deliver Marines, aid to Haiti

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 … Continue reading

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Soldier returns to Haiti to help, finds family

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Junior Florestal left Haiti when he was 13 for a better life in the United States. He long promised to return, but it took an earthquake to bring him back.“I’d always wanted to come,” the 33-year-old Army … Continue reading

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Air Force brings order to chaotic air traffic

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — When Air Force special operations controllers stepped off a transport plane Wednesday night at Haiti’s main airport, they found chaos.One day after the earthquake struck, relief planes were coming in from all directions, landing on a first-come-first-served … Continue reading

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