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January 19, 2021 (Google Translation) – KRI dr. Soeharso (SHS) –990 with 2 helicopters onboard, arrived at the Mamuju Navy Base (Lanal) in the context of carrying out humanitarian operations to help victims of the earthquake in West Sulawesi Province, Monday (18/1/2021). The arrival of the Indonesian Navy Hospital Ship carrying 56 personnel from the Task Force was greeted directly…
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November 17, 2020 – USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) and the embarked “Easyriders” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 37 Detachment 7 completed search and rescue (SAR) operations in the areas affected by Hurricane Eta, November 15. In coordination with Joint Task Force-Bravo (JTF-Bravo) and the government of Honduras, the William P. Lawrence and HSM-37 Detachment 7, supported 10…
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November 15, 2020 – A Coast Guard Helicopter Tactical Squadron (HITRON) MH-65 Dolphin aircrew forward deployed aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Seneca (WMEC-906) provided humanitarian assistance, Friday, to Honduran villages after Hurricane Eta impacted the country. The HITRON aircrew and Seneca crew medevaced multiple people and redistributed relief aid across the hurricane impacted area as needed. “I am very thankful…
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September 8, 2020 (Google Translation) – The Tonnerre amphibious helicopter carrier set sail from the port of Beirut on Friday, September 4, 2020, marking the end of its engagement in Operation Friendship. During a month of projection in Lebanon, the PHA and its 400 soldiers made a decisive contribution to the assistance and emergency mission carried out for the benefit…
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August 19, 2020 (Google Translation) – On board of Nave San Giusto a pouring rain welcomed the Commander-in-Chief of the Naval Squad , Admiral Paolo Treu, at the Garibaldi quay of the Military Arsenal in Brindisi in the early afternoon of 18 August , followed by a gash in the clouds that allowed the holding of the assembly on the…
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August 17, 2020 (Google Translation) – At the dawn of the peak of the hurricane season, the overseas support and assistance building Dumont D’Urville will deliver until September 3, 2020 more than 4 tons of humanitarian material to 5 Caribbean countries. This logistical assistance for the armed forces in the Antilles comes at the request of the Caribbean Disaster Emergency…
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August 14, 2020 (Google Translation) – After the departure of the amphibious helicopter carrier (PHA) Tonnerre for Beirut on Sunday August 9, it was the turn of the chartered vessel MN Calao to set sail on Wednesday August 12 evening for Lebanon. It carries 1600 tonnes of material on board, including around one hundred military vehicles and devices (trailers, etc.)…
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