HAITI - Vamos acabar com a mentira da canalha esquerdopata que governa o Brasil

 O texto mostra a quantidade de meios que os americanos deslocaram para o Haiti, bem como a clara definição de suas atribuições e o respeito ao mandato das Forças da ONU comandadas por nosso país.Esclarece o autor do texto que os dois comandantes (o americano e o brasileiro) se entendem muito bem, inclusive falando cada qual o idioma do outro. Não há, portanto, qualquer clima de disputa de autoridade ou prepotência por parte dos americanos, como nossa imprensa ame$strada por vezes divulga. Como bem diz o autor " fiquemos na “nossa”e  vamos continuar  fazendo bem o que nos compete... É para isso que estamos lá e devemos isso aos nossos mortos..."

O ELEFANTE EM AÇÃO

Force Tracker:   EN ROUTE/ PREPPING TO DEPLOY: § USNS Sacagawea § USNS Sumner § USS Bunker Hill § USNS Henson § USNS Lummus § 1 USCG cutter   IN HAITI: § 48 helicopters § USNS Comfort § USS Gunston Hall § 22nd MEU § USS Bataan § USS Carter Hall § USS Fort McHenry § USNS Grasp  § USNS Big Horn § USS Underwood § USS Higgins § USS Normandy § USS Carl Vinson § SOUTHCOM assessment /C2 team § AF Special Ops personnel §  5 U.S. Coast Guard cutters § Team from 82nd Airborne

 

Mission details (Jan. 20):

U.S. Southern Command has established Joint Task Force-Haiti to oversee U.S. military relief efforts in Haiti and has appointed U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Ken Keen as commander. 

 

The task force mission is designated Operation Unified Response.

 

U.S. military personnel supporting:

Approximately 11,000 U.S. military personnel are currently supporting task force operations within Haiti and from U.S. Navy and Coast Guard vessels off shore.

 

Immediate mission focus:

Current U.S. military efforts are focused on working with the U.N. Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), the international community and local responders to alleviate human suffering and support humanitarian relief efforts.

 

To help meet the overwhelming need for water, U.S. military aircraft, helicopters and vessels are giving the highest priority to the shipment of donated water.  Overall, there are about 48 U.S. military and U.S. Coast Guard helicopters supporting the immediate delivery of aid to earthquake victims in Haiti.  U.S. forces are delivering aid to 17 zones that serve more than 50 distribution points.

 

In the coming  days, more than a dozen water purification units will be operating in Haiti.  Additionally, the ships of the Bataan Amphibious Group will produce 40,000 gallons of water a day for distribution.  Commanders expect to approach a "self-sustaining water production capacity" soon. (Maj. Gen. Daniel Allyn, Jan. 19)

 

Military forces are also expected to open a second airfield in Jacmel (about 30 miles southeast of Port au Prince).  The airfield will receive C-130 deliveries that initially will support Canadian humanitarian assistance efforts centered in Jacmel.

 

Medical:

U.S. military forces are set to evacuate Haitian patients from various locations to other hospital in the country and to the hospital ship USNS Comfort.  Additionally, forces are working with U.S. and international contributors to set up field hospitals throughout Port au Prince.

 

Overall U.S. military role:

Operation Unified Response is part of a larger U.S. response to a request from the government of Haiti for urgent humanitarian aid. U.S. Southern Command is working closely with the Dept. of State, U.S. Agency for International Development and the international community to aggressively provide life-sustaining services to the people of Haiti. All military efforts are in support of the U.S. Agency for International Development, which is orchestrating U.S. government contributions to the relief mission.

 

U.S. Air Force support:

U.S. Air Force aircraft continue to fly numerous missions to support relief efforts.  A C-17 Globemaster aircraft flew non-stop from Pope Air Force Base, N.C., and delivered 14,500 meals ready to eat and 15,000 liters of water by air into a controlled drop zone of 900 x 1800 yards in Haiti Jan. 18. To ensure the safety of the Haitian people, Joint Task Force-Haiti secured an area in which to drop the supplies. Once on the ground, supplies were distributed by JTF-Haiti, USAID and other relief personnel.

 

Air Force air operations specialists and FAA air traffic control experts are working closely with Haitian aviation officials and the government of Haiti to manage the Haiti Flight Operations Coordination Center, which oversees air operations into and out of the Port au Prince airport.  The center is ensuring the safe sustainment of humanitarian air operations and maximum use of the airfield.  The airfield is open for 24-hour operations and received 180 aircraft on Jan. 18, roughly 10 times its normal maximum capacity. 

U.S. Air Force aircraft and assets, including Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), are also providing aerial reconnaissance support to the operation. 

 

U.S. Navy support:

The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76), frigate USS Underwood (FFG 36), cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60) and USNS Big Horn, a fleet oiler, are presently supporting the operation off the Haitian coast.  Nineteen helicopters embarked on the carrier are also flying airlift missions in support of relief efforts.  USNS Grasp, a salvage ship with an embarked FBI dive team, is in Haiti to conduct surveys and assessments necessary to repair the port.

 

An Amphibious Ready Group led by USS Bataan (LHD 5) and comprised of USS Carter Hall (LSD 50), USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43) and the cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) arrived on Monday.  USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) and emarked Marines, which arrived Jan. 18, will support the group's relief efforts.  The ships form a "sea base" from which supplies can be moved ashore via helicopter and landing craft.  Bataan also has a robust medical facility aboard.  About 15 helicopters are assigned to the group.

 

The hospital ship USNS Comfort, embarked with approximately 600 medical personnel, arrived off the coast of Haiti today and is treating Haitian patients.  Comfort's hospital capabilities include fully-equipped operating rooms, a 1,000-bed facility, digital radiological services, a medical laboratory, a pharmacy, an optometry lab, a CAT-scan and two oxygen producing plants. The ship is equipped with a helicopter deck capable of landing large military helicopters. Also, an additional 350 miltiary medical and support personnel are joining Comfort's staff to assist.

The USNS Henson, an oceanographic survey ship, is also scheduled to arrive today.

 

The USNS 1ST LT Jack Lummus, a container and roll-on/roll-off ship capable of offloading cargo without a port, will depart Jacksonville, Fla., Jan. 19 and will arrive at Port au Prince Jan. 22.

 

U.S. Army support:

About 1,000 soldiers from the 82nd Airborne and other U.S. Army units are in Haiti supporting humanitarian relief efforts and more are streaming in daily.  An estimated 3,000 soldiers are expected to deploy to Haiti to support Operation Unified Response.

 

U.S. Marine Corps support:

A Marine Expeditionary Unit, comprised of more than 2,200 Marines embarked aboard the ships of the USS Bataan Amphibious Ready Group, are in Haiti. Comprised of heavy-lift and utility helicopters, more than 100 trucks and humvees, 10 assault amphibian vehicles, and logistics capabilities to include water purification and limited medical support, the 22nd MEU will further enhance the humanitarian relief efforts ashore.  They’ll move supplies from ship to shore and deliver aid in the city.  About 800 Marines are expected to stay ashore for operations.

 

U.S. Coast Guard support:

Five U.S. Coast Guard Cutters (Forward, Mohawk, Tahoma, Valiant and Oak) and multiple aircraft crew, including seven C-130 fixed-wing aircraft crews, three MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crews, two MH-65 Dolphin crews and an HU-25 falcon jet crew are supporting relief operations. The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Forward arrived in Haiti shortly after the earthquake as the first U.S. asset on scene.

 

The recently arrived cutter Oak is in Port Au Prince and will deliver water and medical supplies in addition to conducting hydro surveys and service to Aids to Navigation. Oak has 20-ton operating crane built into it.

 

The Crimson Clover, a covered, roll-on/roll-off barge with two 46-foot extendable ramps and a top-loader for discharge operations, is in Port Au Prince and has begun unloading operations.

 

Seven Coast Guard C-130 airplanes are conducting evacuations of U.S. personnel and other support services as directed by the U.S. Embassy; a Coast Guard C-144 is conducting airborne surveillance and imagery of the port; and five Coast Guard helicopters are conducting evacuations and other support.

 

Coast Guard personnel continue to play significant roles supporting the U.S. government's assistance effort to Haiti.  

 

Previous relief effort in Haiti:

From Sept. 8 – 26, 2008, USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) supported international disaster relief operations in Haiti. During the mission, the ship provided robust air and sealift support, delivering 3.3 million pounds of food, water and other aid to communities that were devastated by a succession of storms (Fay, Gustav, Hanna and Ike).  

 

Disaster relief background notes:

Any U.S. military assistance to a foreign country must be formally requested by the host nation through the U.S.ambassador.   Then, the lead federal agent, USAID’s Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance, transmits requirements through the Department of State, who sends an Executive Secretariat Memorandum to the Department of Defense requesting military assistance.

 

As the headquarters responsible for military operations in South America, Central America and the Caribbean, SOUTHCOM leads all U.S. military relief support to nations in the region.

 

Once U.S. forces join a disaster relief effort, they work in concert with the U.S. interagency and multinational relief workers, taking cues from the host nation and USAID to provide needed services, from airlift capability, logistical and medical support, and engineering expertise. Recent disaster relief efforts have seen U.S. forces spend anywhere from days to weeks conducting operations after a storm.

 

O Comandante das tropas dos EUA no Haiti, Lieutenant General P. K. (Ken) Keen, fala espanhol e português. Foi aluno da Eceme em 87/88, é FE e integrou o 7º Grupo de FE, cujo foco é a AL. Lá comandou o Special Forces Detachment (SCUBA) in 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group de Fort Bragg. O Gen Keen é o Deputy Commander do Southcom.

O Gen Floriano Peixoto serviu nos EUA e fala inglês. É sorte nossa tê-lo lá, na atual situação. Estava em Miami no dia do terremoto, em dispensa regular da ONU. Sorte dele, pois se estivesse no Haiti possivelmente teria morrido no QG da MINUSTAH.

Continuará cumprindo a missão, e bem, como sempre fez ao longo de sua vida militar.

Qualquer fofoca que vcs ouvirem sobre desavenças entre os dois coloquem as barbas de molho...

Na coluna Force Tracker reparem na quantidade de meios que os EUA já deslocaram e estão deslocando...

Quer dizer, fiquemos na “nossa”e  vamos continuar  fazendo bem o que nos compete... É para isso que estamos lá e devemos isso aos nossos mortos...

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