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USS Mount Whitney Brings Aid to Georgia

September 6th, 2008 | Comments Off

POTI, Georgia, Sept. 5, 2008 – USS Mount Whitney pulled into port here today, transporting humanitarian relief supplies in support of “Operation Assured Delivery.” The delivery is part of the larger U.S. response to the Georgian government’s request for humanitarian assistance after the conflict with Russian forces last month. Mount Whitney will deliver more than 17 tons of aid, including 4,000 blankets donated by the U.S. Agency for International Development, juice, powdered milk and hygiene products. In the past few weeks, USS McFaul and U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Dallas carried more than 115 tons of humanitarian supplies to the port in Batumi, Georgia, while U.S. Navy C-9, C-40 and C-130 aircraft flew 20 continuous missions airlifting 325 tons of humanitarian aid into the Georgian capital of Tbilisi. USS Mount Whitney has a hybrid … Read entire article »

Filed under: Military, Our Allies

Update on US Assistance to Georgia

August 27th, 2008 | Comments Off

The Bloggers’ Roundtable this morning interviewed Mr. Michael Ritchie, Director of the Command Interagency Engagement Group (CIEG), that is coordinating the US relief efforts to Georgia. Operation “Assured Delivery” is the military mission to assist the hundreds of thousands of Georgians affected by the recent Russian invasion. For a detailed account of the events leading up to the invasion, please see Michael Totten’s piece, reported from Georgia. It will surprise you. Mr. Ritchie was asked to address reports out of Georgia that the USS Dallas, the large Coast Guard cutter, was turned away from the Georgian port of Poti by the Russians. He was able to confirm that no ships had been scheduled to dock in Poti, due to damage at the port and to the Russian roadblocks surrounding the city. The decision … Read entire article »

Filed under: Military, Original writing, Our Allies, Reporting