Aircraft Carrier Carl Vinson Completes Haiti Relief Efforts

[The Straight Story]

Aircraft Carrier Carl Vinson Completes Haiti Relief Efforts


MIAMI (NNS) -- U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) released the U.S. Navy carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) Feb. 1.

The ship and its embarked air wing distributed more than 1.1 million pounds of emergency humanitarian aid for earthquake survivors in Haiti since commencing operations in support of Operation Unified Response.

Nineteen helicopters embarked aboard Carl Vinson, the first large-scale, airlift capability to arrive on scene, flew more than 1,000 hours in support of the operation and evacuated more than 450 patients requiring medical attention since their arrival off Haiti Jan. 15.

Ten helicopters from the carrier will remain with Joint Task Force-Haiti and will continue to support international relief efforts from other U.S. Navy ships operating near the Haitian coast.

Approximately 40 additional U.S. military helicopters continue to provide critical logistics support to the relief effort.

http://www.news.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=50991

[MineralMan]

1. A hearty Well Done to the officers and crew of the Carl Vinson!

[vadawg]

2. now the ship can return to its number one mission the invasion planned on venezuala

operation "chavezbegone" :)