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

[HeyJoe]

100126-N-1134L-335 PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (Jan. 26, 2010) Marines assigned to 8th Engineer Support Battalion unload supplies from a floating causeway offloaded from the Military Sealift Command maritime prepositioning ship USNS 1st Lt. Jack Lummus (T-AK 3011). Marines are providing assistance in the main seaport of Port-au-Prince, Haiti as part of Operation Unified Response, a humanitarian and disaster relief to Haiti in the aftermath of the 7.0 magnitude earthquake on Jan. 12, 2010. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Chris Lussier/Released)

 

[HeyJoe]

100124-N-7456N-200 GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba (Jan. 24, 2010) Aviation Structural Mechanic 2nd Class Donald Boylen, left, Aviation Electronics Technician 2nd Class Justin Leonard, center, and air crewman Jamie Salmon, push pallets of water onto a C-2 Greyhound aircraft at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay. The pallets of water are scheduled for delivery to Haiti as part of Operation Unified Response, providing humanitarian assistance in the aftermath of a 7.0 magnitude earthquake on Jan. 12, 2010. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Joshua Nistas/Released)

100124-N-7456N-098 GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba (Jan. 24, 2010) Aviation Electronics Technician Airman Michael Megyesi conducts a preflight communications check while a C-2 Greyhound aircraft prepares to depart Naval Station Guantanamo Bay. The aircraft is flying humanitarian assistance supplies to Haiti in support of Operation Unified Response in the aftermath of the 7.0 magnitude earthquake in Haiti on Jan. 12, 2010. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Joshua Nistas/Released)

 

[HeyJoe]

100125-N-1082Z-052 CARIBBEAN SEA (Jan. 25, 2010) The multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Nassau (LHA 4) receives a landing craft air cushion (LCAC) as it transits near the Haitian coast. Nassau is deployed as part of the Nassau Amphibious Ready Group with the embarked 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) supporting Operation Unified Response, the humanitarian aid and disaster relief mission in Haiti in the aftermath of the 7.0 magnitude earthquake on Jan. 12, 2010. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jason R. Zalasky/Released)

 

[HeyJoe]

100126-N-6247V-171 PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (Jan. 26, 2010) A U.S. Customs and Border Patrol helicopter awaits passengers as a Marine MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft lands in the background near the U.S. Embassy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The U.S. military is conducting humanitarian and disaster relief operations as part of Operation Unified Response after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake in Haiti on Jan. 12, 2010. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Candice Villarreal/Released)

 

[HeyJoe]

100125-N-5345W-138 GRAND GOAVE, Haiti (Jan. 25, 2010) Air crewmen assigned to the Sea Knights of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 22 prepare to load an injured Haitian man onto an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter for a medical evacuation flight to the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5). Bataan, along with amphibious dock landing ships USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43), USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) and USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) are participating in Operation Unified Response as the Bataan Amphibious Relief Mission by providing military support capabilities to civil authorities after the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that hit Haiti on Jan. 12, 2010. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kristopher Wilson/Released)

 

[HeyJoe]

100125-N-4774B-414 CERCA-LA-SOURCE, Haiti (Jan. 25, 2010) Haitian citizens watch an SH-60F Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to the Dragonslayers of Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron (HSC) 11, deliver fresh water from the guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52). Bunker Hill is conducting humanitarian and disaster relief operations as part of Operation Unified Response after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake caused severe damage near Port-au-Prince, Haiti Jan. 12. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Daniel Barker/Released)

 

[HeyJoe]

100125-N-4774B-088 CERCA-LA-SOURCE, Haiti (Jan. 25, 2010) An SH-60B Sea Hawk helicopter lifts off from the guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) to transport fresh water to Haiti. Bunker Hill is conducting humanitarian and disaster relief operations as part of Operation Unified Response after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake caused severe damage near Port-au-Prince, Haiti Jan. 12.after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake caused severe damage in Haiti on Jan. 12. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Daniel Barker/Released)

 

[HeyJoe]

100121-D-1852B-642 PORT-AU-PRINCE , Haiti (Jan. 21, 2010) Children use plastic bags from humanitarian meals as boots at an earthquake survivor camp in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Some have estimated there are as many as 10,000 families living in the camp near a relief distribution point set up by the 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment of the 82nd Airborne Division. (Department of Defense photo by Fred W. Baker III/Released)

 

[HeyJoe]

100127-N-4774B-015 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jan. 27, 2010) The Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Sacagawea (T-AKE 2) is underway in the Atlantic Ocean. Sacegewea is delivering supplies to U.S. Navy units conducting humanitarian and disaster relief operations as part of Operation Unified Response after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake caused severe damage near Port-au-Prince, Haiti Jan. 12. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Daniel Barker/Released)

100127-N-2953W-392 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jan. 27, 2010) Flight deck crew members aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) attach a hook to a MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter during a vertical replenishment. Carl Vinson is conducting humanitarian and disaster relief operations as part of Operation Unified Response after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake caused severe damage near Port-au-Prince, Haiti Jan. 12. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Adrian White/Released)

100127-N-4774B-014 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jan. 27, 2010) Flight deck crew members aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) attach supplies to an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Fleet Angels of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 2 during a vertical replenishment. Carl Vinson is conducting humanitarian and disaster relief operations as part of Operation Unified Response after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake caused severe damage near Port-au-Prince, Haiti Jan. 12. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Daniel Barker/Released)

 

[HeyJoe]

100126-N-7367K-004 GULFPORT, Miss. (Jan. 26, 2010) Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 7, load cargo onto a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster in Gulfport, Miss. The supplies are being shipped to Haiti as part of Operation Unified Response after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake caused severe damage near Port-au-Prince, Haiti Jan. 12. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Demetrius Kennon/Released)

100125-N-9402B-002 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Jan. 25, 2010) Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Janette Jackson, left, assigned to Patrol Squadron (VP) 26, Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd Class Michael Thierry and Aviation Structural Mechanic Airman Jason Dailey, both assigned to the Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training Unit Jacksonville, strap down pallets of humanitarian supplies. The supplies are being shipped to Haiti as part of Operation Unified Response after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake caused severe damage near Port-au-Prince, Haiti Jan. 12. (U.S. Navy photo by Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd Class Nicole Bieneman/Released)

100126-N-8590G-001 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Jan. 26, 2010) Pallets of food and supplies are being loaded onto a C-130 Hercules aircraft at Naval Air Station Jacksonville to be transported to Haiti, supporting Operation Unified Response, a joint operation providing military support capabilities to civil authorities to help stabilize and improve the situation in Haiti following a 7.0 magnitude earthquake near Port-au-Prince on Jan. 12, 2010. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Gary B. Granger Jr./Released)

100127-N-9402B-001 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Jan. 27, 2010) Dmitriy Kokhanevich, left, and Mark Lane of URS Corporation in Jacksonville, Fla. build pallets of water at Naval Air Station Jacksonville. The pallets will later be transported to Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba for shipment to Haiti as part of Operation Unified Response after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake caused severe damage near Port-au-Prince, Haiti Jan. 12. (U.S. Navy Photo by Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd Class Nicole Bieneman/Released)

100125-N-9402B-001 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Jan. 25, 2010) Paul Reardon of Empire Cargo loads pallets of food and humanitarian supplies onto a transport aircraft for shipment to Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The supplies are being shipped to Haiti as part of Operation Unified Response after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake caused severe damage near Port-au-Prince, Haiti Jan. 12. (U.S. Navy photo by Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd Class Nicole Bieneman/Released)

 

[PR1 H]

100124-N-7456N-098 GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba (Jan. 24, 2010) Aviation Electronics Technician Airman Michael Megyesi conducts a preflight communications check while a C-2 Greyhound aircraft prepares to depart Naval Station Guantanamo Bay. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Joshua Nistas/Released)

Man they are starting to stretch for captions now. I would have thought that the fact the mic is nowhere near his mouth, and the fact he's not plugged into anything except the velcro on his cranial would have clued in that he wasn't comm checking anything. Not to mention there isn't an external comm plug in on the C-2, unless they changed something in the last 3 years since I worked with them.

 

[Jim123]

Here is a neat story about a niche NGO chartering a seaplane to transport about a dozen doctors and their supplies to Haiti. Their destination is a city on the southwestern shore of Haiti, not in the Gulf of Gonaives or particularly close to Port au Prince. I wonder how many other organizations are using routes and modes of transportation that avoid the Port au Prince airport (including by road from the Dominican Republic).


"Albatross Haiti relief mission"
http://haiti.seaplaneops.com/Welcome.html

 

[eddie]

Here is a neat story about a niche NGO chartering a seaplane to transport about a dozen doctors and their supplies to Haiti. Their destination is a city on the southwestern shore of Haiti, not in the Gulf of Gonaives or particularly close to Port au Prince. I wonder how many other organizations are using routes and modes of transportation that avoid the Port au Prince airport (including by road from the Dominican Republic).


"Albatross Haiti relief mission"
http://haiti.seaplaneops.com/Welcome.html

I guess helos don't totally negate the utility of amphibious aircraft. Pretty cool thing; I'm gonna donate.

 

[Ken_gone_flying]

Man they are starting to stretch for captions now. I would have thought that the fact the mic is nowhere near his mouth, and the fact he's not plugged into anything except the velcro on his cranial would have clued in that he wasn't comm checking anything. Not to mention there isn't an external comm plug in on the C-2, unless they changed something in the last 3 years since I worked with them.

Agree. No, the COD does not have external ICS plug in.

 

[HeyJoe]

100127-N-6101P-002 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Jan. 27, 2010) Cmdr. Chris Moorhead, Mission commander of Patrol Squadron (VP) 62, reviews the flight plan before an intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance mission over Haiti. (U.S. Navy photo by Clark Pierce/Released)