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Second Fleet Sorties Ahead of Hurricane Irene
Commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet today ordered all U.S. Navy ships in the Hampton Roads, Va., area to get underway in preparation for Hurricane Irene. Twenty-seven ships got underway today, nine ships were already at sea, and 28 ships will be taken to safe havens. Ships went to safe haven for various reasons, such as being in a particular maintenance status that does not allow the ship to get underway. Safe havens are predesignated piers that offer … Read entire article »
Brief update on Navy and Marine relief efforts in Haiti Jan 23
From the USS Bataan Facebook page: BATAAN-Conducted 470 pallet CONREP/ VERTREP with USNS Sacagawea; LCAC operations and flight ops iso CTF offload of 22 MEU CLB; 25 patients in medical. Every Saturday on Bataan, the crew participates in Saturday Night Alive. SNA features musical performances, dancing, comedy and karaoke. It’s a great opportunity for the crew to gather in one location and spend time together. Tonight, we brought out a few recovering Haitian patients to watch, and … Read entire article »
Hospital ship Comfort healing, hugging Haitians
The USNS Comfort lived up to its name today as the medics and crew of the hospital ship continued to provide medical aid to the residents of this devastated land. In short, it was a very busy day as the medics tended to some of the most challenging cases caused by the magnitude 7 earthquake that struck Jan. 12. By mid-afternoon today, more than 160 Haitian patients were admitted to the floating hospital. Surgeries were performed … Read entire article »
Haitians receiving care and support aboard Bataan
The crew of the USS Bataan is adding language capabilities and medical care for earthquake victims as part of Operation Unified Response Haiti. “We are pleased to be able to exercise our medical capability in support of those who need it in Haiti,†Navy Capt. Samuel Charles Henry-Howard, commanding officer of the USS Bataan told bloggers and journalists yesterday during a “DoDLive” bloggers roundtable. The ship had returned Dec. 8 from a seven-month deployment to the Fifth … Read entire article »
Haiti earthquake relief update for Jan 21
A great deal has been happening in Haiti in the last few hours. A second set of air drops was conducted today by American C-17′s. The U.S. military has more ships and soldiers, sailors and Marines en route to provide assistance. Here is a summary with links to longer stories on the various topics. Port Operations in Port-au-Prince A potion of the port is operating at this time. Inspection of the piers and other infrastructure and equipment … Read entire article »
Filed under: Analysis, Disasters, Military, Original writing, Reporting
Stories from Haiti – update for Jan 20 morning
Marines providing aid to Hatians in Leogane Approximately 125 Marines from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit came ashore near Leogane, Haiti today beginning relief operations in a pasture that is now being used as a landing zone for helicopters loaded with supplies. The Marines launched from the USS Bataan aboard CH-53E Super Stallion Helicopters and UH-1N Hueys, aircraft that are part of the MEU’s Aviation Combat Element, Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461 (Reinforced). The Marines quickly established … Read entire article »
Filed under: Disasters, Medicine, Military, Our Allies
Sanjay Gupta Assists Vinson Medical Team in Haiti
Noted neurosurgeon and CNN medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta and Los Angeles Pediatric Hospital’s Surgeon-in-Chief Dr. Henri Ford assisted USS Carl Vinson’s (CVN 70) medical team in emergency surgery to remove concrete debris from a 12-year old Haitian girl’s skull Jan. 18. Ship’s Surgeon, Lt. Cmdr (Dr.) Kathryn Berndt diagnosed the girl as having a 1.2 cm piece of concrete embedded in her skull which was removed the night she arrived. During the post-operation debrief, Berndt … Read entire article »
Hospital ship Comfort racing to Haiti
Here’s a little bit about USNS Comfort, currently heading to Haiti: The Navy hospital ship, USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), homeported in Baltimore, deployed Jan. 16 to support the relief efforts in Haiti’s capital along with USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) and USS Bataan (LHD 5). A medical team of 550 Navy doctors, nurses, technicians and support staff will provide a host of medical services to include primary care, trauma care, pediatric care and orthopedic care upon … Read entire article »
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200 Years After – the War of 1812
November 27th, 2011 | 2 Comments
On land and at sea, the United States and Great Britain struggled for three years in a war that many historians see as the final chapter of the American Revolution. From 1812 to 1815, the U.S. Navy was on the front lines worldwide as it fought the Royal Navy. At home, Canada and the U.S. were both battlegrounds as capitals burned and the tides of war flowed back and forth. The War of 1812 settled … Read entire article »
Filed under: American History, Commentary, Original writing, War of 1812