Reply #7: The US military

[TxRider]

Is saying they will have an airstrip open in Jacmel by tomorrow.



U.S. To Open Additional Runway in Haiti, General Says

By John J. Kruzel
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19, 2010 – As some 200 daily flights transit through the congested and sole functioning Haitian airport in the capital of Port-au-Prince, the U.S. military is looking to open a second runway in the city of Jacmel within a day.

The airfield will receive C-130 deliveries that initially will support Canadian humanitarian assistance efforts centered in the southern city about 30 miles southeast of the Haitian capital, a military official said.

“The first runway in Haiti proper will go into operation in the vicinity of Jacmel within the next 24 hours,” Army Maj. Gen. Daniel Allyn, the second in command of U.S. operations in Haiti, told Pentagon reporters today.



Sounds like the U.S. and Canadian militaries are on the ball and getting big things done as fast as can be expected. Opening the door and building the logistical foundations for all the aid from NGO's and others to flood in faster.