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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 »
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
Earthquake in Haiti – Update for January 16
Vinson Helicopters Perform Medical Evacuations U.S. Navy helicopters operating from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) rescued two American citizens in Port-au-Prince, Haiti Jan. 15. An SH-60 Sea Hawk helicopter, from the “Tridents” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 9 responded to a MEDEVAC call from the Air Force 23rd Special Tactics Squadron. An Air Force pararescueman (PR) on the scene had just freed a man from the rubble of the Hotel Montana, but … Read entire article »
Filed under: Disasters, Military, Original writing, Reporting
Marines ready to assist Haiti after earthquake
About 2,000 Marines from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit at Camp Lejeune, N.C., are preparing to deploy to provide disaster-relief support in earthquake-ravaged Haiti. The Marines will begin loading equipment on three Navy ships – USS Bataan, USS Carter Hall and USS Fort McHenry — tomorrow, a process Marine Capt. Clark Carpenter, the 22nd MEU public affairs officer, said he expects to take two days. The unit is tailoring itself for the support mission ahead, with Marine … Read entire article »
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
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