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  • RQ-1 flies first sortie in controlled airspace over Haiti

    An RQ-1 Predator, tail number 3210, took off at 11:07 A.M. today from Aeropuerto Rafael Hernandez outside Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. The remotely piloted aircraft mission marked the first time the system has been used to support humanitarian operations and the first time RPVs have operated from an

  • Predator team deploys to support Haiti relief efforts

    Approximately 50 Airmen from the 432nd Wing here, along with RQ-1 Predator assets, deployed Jan. 22 to assist 12th Air Force and Air Forces Southern officials with providing intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities for humanitarian assistance and disaster relief efforts in Haiti.

  • AFSOUTH guides Air Force Haiti relief effort

    Over the last two weeks, heart-wrenching stories from Haiti of earthquake survivors, rescue crews, and medical volunteers have been broadcast worldwide -- amazing accounts of perseverance, compassion and commitment. The U.S. Air Force has an integral role in the relief effort, from reopening the

  • AFSOUTH Air Component Coordination Element joins Joint Task Force-Haiti

    Brig. Gen. Darryl Burke, the 12th Air Force (Air Forces) Southern Vice Commander, and Col. Dave Uselman, the 612th Air Operations Center Deputy Commander, have arrived in Haiti to act as lead members of the Air Component Coordination Element supporting Joint Task Force-Haiti. The team's primary

  • Air Forces Southern marks major milestones in Unified Response

    Air Forces Southern successfully evacuated 1,521 people from Port au Prince Jan. 18, effectively doubling the cumulative evacuations of the previous five days from the earthquake ravaged country of Haiti. More than 1,200 of those evacuated were U.S. citizens."One of our mobility experts recommended

  • 612th Air Operations Center manages, improves air traffic flow into Haiti

    Air Mobility Division experts at the 612th Air Operations Center here have been working around the clock since a massive 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti Jan. 12 to improve the air traffic flow into the international airport at Port au Prince.A massive global influx of humanitarian aid, like food, water,

  • Airdrop delivers critical supplies to earthquake victims

    Airmen from U.S. Southern Command's air component, Air Forces Southern, conducted an airdrop mission Jan. 18 in an effort to provide an alternate distribution point for relief supplies to Haitian earthquake victims. The mission was planned and executed by Airmen at Headquarters Air Mobility Command,

  • Puerto Rico ANG evacuates 70 from Haiti

    Airmen from the Puerto Rico Air National Guard's 156th Airlift Wing returned from Haiti with precious cargo Jan. 17 after delivering much needed supplies to a country crippled from a recent earthquake.Shortly after landing at Port-au-Prince International Airport and delivering a Puerto Rican search

  • Davis-Monthan Airmen support Haiti

    Members of the 79th Rescue Squadron based at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base participated in a Haitian relief mission during the evening of Jan. 13 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.During this mission, Airmen on a C-130 Hercules delivered more than 13,000 pounds of cargo that include vehicles and equipment.