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Air drop to aid Haitian victims of earthquake

Air drop to aid Haitian victims of earthquake

Airmen from U.S. Southern Command’s air component, Air Force South, conducted an airdrop mission Jan. 18 in an effort to provide an alternate distribution point for relief supplies to Haitian earthquake victims. The mission was planned and executed by Airmen at Headquarters Air Mobility Command, 18th Air Force and the 618th Tanker Airlift Control Center. The C-17 Globemaster III, crewed by Airmen from the 437th Airlift Wing at Charleston AFB, S.C., departed Pope AFB, N.C., and … Read entire article »

Filed under: Disasters, Military

Situation at Port-au-Prince airport improving

Situation at Port-au-Prince airport improving

AFSOC Airmen save Haitian Earthquake victim, land over 600 aircraft in Haiti Airmen from Hurlburt Field hit the ground sprinting earlier last week, kicking off the U.S. Southern Command’s overall Haiti Humanitarian mission. The Airmen have performed a wide range of missions to include medical support, airfield management, and weather observation in the devastated country, which suffered a 7.0 magnitude earthquake, and numerous aftershocks. “We arrived the first evening with three U.S. aircraft. Within 28 minutes we established … Read entire article »

Filed under: Disasters

Out of the night sky – Air Force secures Port-au-Prince airport

Out of the night sky – Air Force secures Port-au-Prince airport

The sun set just after 5:30 pm in Port-au-Prince on January 13, 2010. There was no moon in the partly cloudy sky, just the stars looking down on the horror that was Haiti. Help was coming, and would arrive about 8 pm that evening. The C-130 Combat Talons of the United States Air Force Special Operations Command quietly glided out of the sky to settle onto the one runway of the Toussaint L’Ouverture International Airport. The … Read entire article »

Filed under: Disasters, Military, Original writing, Reporting

Earthquake in Haiti update for January 13 evening

Earthquake in Haiti update for January 13 evening

Coast Guard Update The U.S. Coast Guard, the first Department of Homeland Security agency to provide assistance to Haiti following Tuesday’s earthquake, continues to provide support Wednesday to the U.S. Government’s humanitarian assistance and disaster response efforts.The aircrew of a Coast Guard H-60 Jayhawk helicopter medically evacuated four, critically injured U.S. citizens from the U.S. Embassy Wednesday morning and a second medevac of five people was conducted Wednesday afternoon.  The injured were transported to the U.S. Naval … Read entire article »

Filed under: Disasters, Military, Original writing, Reporting