Where are the Carriers, helos, CODs, etc? Heading to help with Haitian Relief effort!

[HercDriver]

Where is that last pic? It doesn't quite look like PaP.

It's PaP; that is the corner of the terminal in the background.
Here is another angle:

 

[Gatordev]

Ahh, okay. I only ever strayed from LZ Grass when I tried to pick someone up at LZ Miami by the GA ramp. I guess that's why I didn't recognize the angle.

 

[scoolbubba]

I'm taking my camera with me on my flight tonite; we'll see what I can come up with....

I'm deployed right now...to NAS Jax ISO Haiti ops. Go figure.

 

[insanebikerboy]

Not sure about the other guys there, but for me, the place that left the biggest impression on me was Killick. It was a tiny LZ, but we (everyone) moved tons of people out of there and those guys on the ground were slammed w/ injured.

For me it was the Sacred Heart hospital up north. A hospital out in the middle of the jungle and the docs were able to stabilize and save a lot of people, with nothing but what supplies were flown in, that we in turn flew to the Comfort.

I want to shake his hand because he was dealing w/ some really crappy conditions and doing a great job.

I dunno if you get how true that statement is. Did you notice them wearing the knee high rubber boots (if they still are)? The first day after that LZ opened the sewer line right next to it burst and they were literally walking in open sewer waste.

 

[insanebikerboy]

One of the beautiful things out there was how PPE and "Safety" were second to the mission. That doesn't mean everyone wasn't safe, quite the opposite, actually. But there was a lot of Natops "legalese" that got thrown out in order to accomplish the mission.

One of the last flights I flew before we left, a Senior Chief at the grassy area wouldn't load our helo because they didn't have cranials. Lord knows a cranial will stop a rotor blade!

But yes, for the most part it was nice being able to operate without so much sticklers.

 

[scoolbubba]

One of the last flights I flew before we left, a Senior Chief at the grassy area wouldn't load our helo because they didn't have cranials. Lord knows a cranial will stop a rotor blade!

WTF, Over?

 

[Gatordev]

For me it was the Sacred Heart hospital up north. A hospital out in the middle of the jungle and the docs were able to stabilize and save a lot of people, with nothing but what supplies were flown in, that we in turn flew to the Comfort.

I never made it up there. Other crews from my det did, but I was always in the middle of something else or didn't have the gas to make a run up there. I heard the "Citadel" was pretty impressive to come across.

I dunno if you get how true that statement is. Did you notice them wearing the knee high rubber boots (if they still are)? The first day after that LZ opened the sewer line right next to it burst and they were literally walking in open sewer waste.

I did notice the boots, but thought it was a combo of the mud and whatever other fluids were being generated there. I guess the sewer was an extra bonus.

One of the last flights I flew before we left, a Senior Chief at the grassy area wouldn't load our helo because they didn't have cranials. Lord knows a cranial will stop a rotor blade!

But yes, for the most part it was nice being able to operate without so much sticklers.

The last few days I was there, you could tell order had mostly been restored. The FAA was there (though they were actually really flexible) and even SUNBURN was yelling at us to follow tower's directions and course rules...never mind that tower didn't really care and that we had been operating just fine the previous 3 weeks w/out a problem. Progress, I guess.

 

[1rotorhead]

From those of us who weren't allowed to come help out, nice work. We're proud of you guys.

 

[HeyJoe]

100209-N-1522S-006 MAYPORT, Fla. (Feb. 9, 2010) Lt. Cmdr. James Grieco embraces his children, James and Rachel upon return of the guided-missile frigate USS Underwood (FFG 36) to Naval Station Mayport. Underwood conducted humanitarian and disaster relief operations supporting Operation Unified Response. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Leah Stiles/Released)

 

[Gatordev]

100209-N-1522S-006 MAYPORT, Fla. (Feb. 9, 2010) Lt. Cmdr. James Grieco embraces his children, James and Rachel upon return of the guided-missile frigate USS Underwood (FFG 36) to Naval Station Mayport. Underwood conducted humanitarian and disaster relief operations supporting Operation Unified Response. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Leah Stiles/Released)

The Greek! That's a great shot.

 

[HeyJoe]

The Greek! That's a great shot.

The Greek's kids awaiting his arrival

100209-N-1522S-004 MAYPORT, Fla. (Feb. 9, 2010) Rachel and James Grieco wave to their father, Lt. Cmdr. James Grieco as the guided-missile frigate USS Underwood (FFG 36) returns to Naval Station Mayport after conducting humanitarian and disaster relief operations supporting Operation Unified Response. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Leah Stiles/Released)

 

[phrogpilot73]

And PSW is still out there... Sounds like she'll be one of the last home. Awesome.

 

[HeyJoe]

Now hear this! We're here for the long haul....

And PSW is still out there... Sounds like she'll be one of the last home. Awesome.

100205-N-7653W-106 CARIBBEAN SEA (Feb. 5, 2010) Capt. Thomas Negus, commodore of Bataan Amphibious Relief Mission, speaks to Sailors about the Operation Unified Response mission over the 1MC aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43). Fort McHenry is conducting humanitarian and disaster relief operations as part of Operation Unified Response after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake caused severe damage in and around Port-au-Prince, Haiti Jan. 12. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Justan Williams/Released)

PSW onboard!

100201-N-5808R-409 GRAND GOAVE, Haiti (Feb. 1, 2010) A Haitian boy does cartwheels on the beach with the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) in the background. Bataan is conducting humanitarian and disaster relief operations as part of Operation Unified Response after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake caused severe damage in and around Port-au-Prince, Haiti Jan. 12. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Samantha Robinett/Released)

 

[HeyJoe]

Where oh where has PSW gone, where oh where could she be?

100218-N-2000D-015 CARIBBEAN SEA (Feb. 18, 2010) The amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) operates off the coast of Haiti supporting Operation Unified Response after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake caused severe damage in and around Port-au-Prince, Haiti Jan. 12. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Hendrick Dickson/Released)

 

[HeyJoe]

100303-N-9375C-098 PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI (March 3, 2010) Lt. Cmdr. Scott Shaulis, assigned to Naval Facilities Engineering Command, manages a team of engineers to assess buildings in the Turgeau neighborhood of Port-Au-Prince, Haiti. Several U.S. and international military and non-governmental agencies are conducting humanitarian and disaster relief operations as part of Operation Unified Response after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake caused severe damage in and around Port-au-Prince, Haiti Jan. 12. (U.S. Navy photo by Logistics Specialist 1st Class Kelly Chastain/Released)