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Real-time mapping from the Air Warfare Centre has provided crucial information for the Tongan Government to better assess their response following the January 15 volcanic eruption. The Air Warfare Centre’s No.83 Squadron analysed images and data after two No.11 Squadron’s P-8A Poseidon aircraft flew overflew Tonga to help determine the extent of the damage. Leading Aircraftman Bradley Bleeker was one…
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The recently reactivated vessel of the Philippine Navy, the former BRP Magat Salamat (PS20), is now performing humanitarian assistance and disaster response (HADR) operations in the areas of Mindanao that were severely devastated by Typhoon Odette. PS20 departed Eva Macapagal Wharf in Surigao del Norte early Wednesday, January 5, carrying a total of 30 tons of assorted relief goods for…
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The UK’s Caribbean task group proved it can master disaster after an intensive four-day workout in the Turks and Caicos Islands. RFA Wave Knight and HMS Medway rolled out the full panoply of hardware, personnel and relief stores alongside local authorities to demonstrate how quickly they can provide aid in the wake of a natural disaster. The two ships are…
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September 3, 2021 – The Government of Mexico reaffirms its solidarity with Haiti after the effects caused by the earthquake that shook the Caribbean country, with the arrival yesterday of the ships ARM “PAPALOAPAN” (A-411) and ARM “LIBERTADOR” (BAL-02 ), of the Secretariat of the Navy (SEMAR). These ships transported 1,729 tons of food, including pantries, personal hygiene items, clothing,…
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September 21, 2021 – HNLMS Holland just moored again at Curaçao. This concludes the military emergency response operation after the earthquake in Haiti. The Defense deployment was for 14 days and started on Friday 20 August. The Dutch government provided military aid at the request of the Haitian government. The naval ship Holland, with a helicopter and fast motorboats on…
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Royal Navy aviators are helping to survey the devastation in Haiti as they fly dawn-to-dusk flights over the earthquake-hit Caribbean country. A helicopter from support ship RFA Wave Knight has been in the air since Friday, flying over parts of the Tiburon Peninsula – epicenter of the quake which struck on Saturday August 14 – to locate villages, towns and…
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HNLMS Holland is now fully engaged in providing aid to Haiti. The patrol ship steamed up to the earthquake-stricken island on August 20. Just before that, the navy managed to keep more than 2,160 kilos of cocaine off the market in a few days. This happened in an American-led partnership that focuses on international drug control. The catch of the…
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San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24) arrived in U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations off the coast Haiti to begin humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations August 21st. Arlington departed Naval Station Norfolk Aug. 17 to support U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) following a 7.2-magnitute earthquake that struck Haiti on Aug. 14, 2021. “Our initial…
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August 19, 2021 – Royal Navy supply ship RFA Wave Knight is helping to ‘turbo charge’ relief efforts in Haiti after the country was hit by a devastating earthquake. The ship is acting as a ‘floating petrol station’ for US Army helicopters spearheading the relief effort – ensuring the Black Hawks do not have to return to base to refuel,…
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U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) established Joint Task Force-Haiti Aug. 15 to conduct U.S. military operations in support of U.S. foreign disaster assistance to the people of Haiti. The task force is led by U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Keith Davids, commander of U.S. Special Operations Command South (SOCSOUTH). In preparation for that mission, a 14-person SOUTHCOM Situational Awareness Team (SSAT) from…
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