How Is The US Military Responding To The Haiti Disaster

The Calm Before The Storm in Haiti -- Information Dissemination

On Friday morning as you wake up and read this post, there will begin to be media panic that chaos is breaking out throughout Port-au-Prince. The State Department and SOUTHCOM have hopefully already predicted this event in the unfolding crisis. We are entering a 48-72 hour phase where the absence of physical security becomes a contributing factor to the existing catastrophe. It will not be an indicator of failure however, even if it may be suggested as such on TV as hours and hours of coverage unfold over a three day weekend in the United States. It should, however, serve as a reminder that failure to set expectations with strategic communications by US government leadership to both our citizens and the world over the last 48 hours will have set back our global strategic communications efforts made in the emerging soft power campaign.

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More News On The US Military Response To The Haiti Disaster

Pentagon defends response time of Haiti aid efforts -- Christian Science Monitor
Rescue Ops in Haiti: ‘The First 72 Hours Are Critical’ -- The Danger Room
Ships, troops arriving in Haiti -- Politico
US military moves in troops, ships to aid quake-hit Haiti -- AFP
First U.S. military aid reaches quake-stricken Haiti -- CNN
US Military Haiti Relief Operation -- Associated Content
FACTBOX-U.S. military mobilizes thousands for Haiti relief -- Forexpros

Coast Guard was one of the first to Haiti… and I don’t think we’ll be leaving anytime soon -- USNI
U.S. Navy ships head for Haiti -- UPI
U.S. Carrier Carl Vinson Joins Relief Effort -- Wall Street Journal
U.S. carrier to serve as ‘floating airport’ for Haiti operation -- National Post
Local military providing aid in Haiti -- Hampton Roads
USNS Hospital Ship Comfort gets ready to sail -- Baltimore Sun
U.S. Navy Hospital Ship Enlisted for Haiti Mission -- Wall Street Journal
Tweets From the Front Lines of Haiti Relief -- The Danger Room

U-​​2 Flights Likely Over Haiti; Predator May Go - -DoD Buzz
Drones the First to Arrive in Haiti -- Defense Tech
U.S. Diverts Spy Drone from Afghanistan to Haiti -- The Danger Room
Robots Aid Rescue Teams in Haiti -- Robots.net
Air Force battles chaos at Haiti's airport -- USA Today
Air Force Coordinates Military Relief For Haiti -- SCPR

Just Over 300 US Troops On Ground In Haiti -- Newsroom America
US military arrives to restore law to Haiti's ravaged capital -- Times Online
U.S. Military May Deploy Troops in Haiti -- CBS News
Marines Prep for Haiti “Humanitarian Invasion” -- War is Boring

Is Pentagon’s Haiti Mission a Model for a New Security Role? -- New York Times