Posted on February 16, 2010 by Fighter Country
For Sergeant First Class Jason Jacot, the work he does to restore power to Haiti has a permanence unlike that in Iraq. (David L. Ryan/ Globe Staff) PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Sergeant First Class Jason Jacot stood by the imposing iron gate of the headquarters of Joint Task Force Haiti, sweltering in temperatures near 100 degrees as he cradled an M-4 rifle across his body. The sweat that trickled down his face had nothing to do with the threat of imminent death or injury from hidden explosives, suicide bombers, and snipers, as the case had been in Iraq. For Jacot, the…
Posted on February 16, 2010 by Fighter Country
An aerial view of the damaged National Cathedral in Haiti from a U.S. Air Force Global Hawk unmanned aircraft Aerial images are providing U.S. military planners valuable situational awareness as they coordinate U.S. military support to the Haiti relief effort. Courtesy of U.S. Southern Command and Air Force. An aerial view of the damaged Presidential Palace in Haiti from a U.S. Air Force Global Hawk unmanned aircraft Aerial images are providing U.S. military planners valuable situational awareness as they coordinate U.S. military support to the Haiti relief effort. Courtesy of U.S. Southern Command and Air Force February 16, 2010 -…
Posted on February 16, 2010 by Fighter Country
U.S. Air Force Photo/Senior Airman Dana Hill Soliders from Fort Lee sit aboard a C-17 Globemaster III on Feb. 8 at Langley Air Force Base, Va. Through a joint effort by soldiers and airmen from Joint Base Langley-Eustis, servicemembers and cargo are being transported to Haiti as part of Operation Unified Response. U.S. Air Force Photo/Senior Airman Dana Hill Cargo is loaded onto a C-17 Globemaster III on Feb. 8 at Langley Air Force Base, Va. Through a joint effort by soldiers from Fort Eustis, Va., Fort Lee and airmen from Langley AFB, people and cargo are being transported to…
