U.S. Government
Monday, January 25, 2010 - 00:00
Thanks to a specialized group of Airmen used to working in austere locations, airlift operations in Haiti were possible in the initial days after an earthquake destroyed much of the capital, and since then these Airmen have made the airport one of the bus
Monday, January 25, 2010 - 00:00
A multitude of Haitians lined up for blocks, waiting patiently in the hot sun to receive medical treatment offered by Navy Corpsmen as Marines provided security at the make-shift hospital they had set up in the crumbled city.
Monday, January 25, 2010 - 00:00
'There's a tremendous desire to help, but we've got to create the mechanisms so that it can be done effectively, and we've got to get the Haitian Government's capacity to lead put together.'
Sunday, January 24, 2010 - 00:00
USS Carl Vinson is playing a pivotal role for operations in support of relief efforts in eathquake-striken Haiti.
Sunday, January 24, 2010 - 00:00
The amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43) began providing amphibious transportation support to the Canadian ship HMCS Athabaskan (DDH-282), off the coast of Haiti Jan. 22.
Saturday, January 23, 2010 - 00:00
The 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit is off the coast of Haiti this morning staged to support ongoing relief efforts in Haiti after a 7.0 earthquake devastated the country last week.
Saturday, January 23, 2010 - 00:00
Amphibious Relief Mission ships Bataan, USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43), USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) and USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) are deployed to provide military support capabilities to civil authorities and to help stabilize and improve the situation in the wak
Saturday, January 23, 2010 - 00:00
U.S. Air Force and Federal Aviation Administration officials paired with a Russian airlift contractor Jan. 21 to deliver a mobile air traffic control tower to the Toussaint L'Ouverture International Airport n Port-au-Prince.
Friday, January 22, 2010 - 00:00
The MOU also provides a framework for the NYPD to provide the Haitian national police, among other police forces, with training and technical assistance.
Friday, January 22, 2010 - 00:00
The dedication in their assistance to the earthquake-ravaged country has been heroic, as evidenced in the videos of the rescue of the 8-year old boy from the rubble by the New York City Search and Rescue team.