PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, April 17, 2009 – Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton got a first-hand look yesterday at the humanitarian assistance a military, interagency and nongovernmental team is providing here as she toured a medical clinic set up during Continuing Promise 2009. Story»
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, April 17, 2009 – For Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jeffery Castle, the opportunity to play for Haitian children at the U.S. Embassy here April 15 was a privilege. Story»
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, April 16, 2009 - USNS Comfort’s Continuing Promise tour through Central and South America is far more than a military mission. “This is a combined team,” its commander says. “It’s joint. It’s international. It’s coalition. It’s U.S. Public Health Service." Story»
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, April 16, 2009 – Several dozen pallets stretched across a docking area here yesterday – a fraction of those waiting to be loaded onto trucks for distribution throughout Haiti -- providing a tangible symbol of evolving partnerships officials call key to Continuing Promise 2009’s success. Story»
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, April 15, 2009 – Eighty-five-year-old Simone Alexis arrived at a medical clinic set up by the crew of USNS Comfort wearing her Sunday best in anticipation of getting new eyeglasses.Story»
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, April 14, 2009 – A massive white ship with a big red crosses on its superstructure anchored off Haiti’s capital city is bringing hope – and tangible proof of a continued U.S. commitment -- to the Haitian people, the ship’s commodore told American Forces Press Service. Story»