U.S. Government
Thursday, February 11, 2010 - 00:00
As part of Operation Unified Response, the crew of Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 2 has been working non-stop from dropping off a Marine Air-Ground Task Force assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), to carrying approximately 300 tons of cargo to K
Thursday, February 11, 2010 - 00:00
According to HSC-22, the overall statistics for the detachment since arriving on station with Bataan Jan. 18 include 137 medical evacuations, the distribution of 118,130 pounds of supplies and 85,226 pounds of food and water.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010 - 00:00
A civil affairs team from the Joint Forces Special Operations Component Command met with the delegate of Cap Haitien Feb. 5 to discuss the city's current capabilities and how the team can assist the local government.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010 - 00:00
Personnel from USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) scouted possible helicopter landing zones near Cange, Haiti Feb. 8 that would expand the hospital ship's capability to transfer and receive patients injured in the earthquake that left hundreds of thousands of Haitian
Wednesday, February 10, 2010 - 00:00
Having the Haitians working with the U.S. forces is the beginning of a process to eventually have ATC operations completely turned over to the Haitians and airport authorities.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010 - 00:00
While the ESC is still managing logistics and distributing supplies, the same basic mission it had in Iraq, this is the first time the unit is deployed as part of a humanitarian relief effort.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010 - 00:00
To date, the efforts produced more than 700 unclassified images that helped identify such items as displaced people, major damage to infrastructure and clear ground routes, helping prioritize short- and long-term relief efforts.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010 - 00:00
Comfort is working closely with members of UNICEF, Red Cross and the Haitian Institute of Social Welfare to ensure that the children do not get lost in the aftermath of this tragedy.
Monday, February 8, 2010 - 00:00
There are now 172 Sailors from the Strike Group taking part in Operation Unified Response, most of them living in tents and working in the Joint Task Force (JTF) Haiti command center just outside the United States Embassy in Port-Au-Prince.
Monday, February 8, 2010 - 00:00
Medical care is provided around the clock on Comfort, and the volunteers never depart from their drive to lend their energies and spirits to give hope to those injured.