Tag Archives: Humanitarian Assistance

Airmen assigned to the 97th Logistics Readiness Squadron push a pallet loaded with food into the back of a C-17 Globemaster III on Altus Air Force Base, Okla., Dec. 28, 2012. After loading 137,000 pounds of beans and rice, members of the 58th Airlift Squadron transported the food to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in support of the Denton Amendment, a program that provides relief to Haitian citizens by making the transportation of humanitarian aid possible. U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Levin Boland

Airmen Deliver Humanitarian Aid to Haiti

Posted on January 5, 2013 by Erin Wittkop

Airmen assigned to the 97th Air Mobility Wing delivered the largest single-day humanitarian aid delivery since 1998 to Port-au-Prince, Haiti,
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Photo: Marines and sailors of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit step off a landing craft utility vehicle onto the shore of Breezy Point, a small coastal community in New York City, Nov. 9. The Marines and sailors of the 26th MEU are partnering with the 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force as well as the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the National Guard in order to clear debris from walkways and public spaces in order to help the residents of New York City return to normalcy as soon as possible. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Bryan Nygaard)

Worth A Thousand Words: Go Go Go Go!!!

Posted on November 14, 2012 by bniegel

Marines and sailors of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit step off a landing craft utility vehicle onto the shore of Breezy Point, a small coastal community in New York City.
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Posted in Rotator, Wednesday Warfighter, Worth A Thousand Words | Tagged 26 MEU, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 8th ESB, Amphibious Landing, Army Corps of Engineers, Breezy Point; Queens, FEMA, Humanitarian Assistance, Hurricane Sandy, II Marine Expeditionary Force, II MEF, Landing Craft Utility, LCU, Marines, Navy, New York, Sailors. USMC, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Navy, USN | Leave a comment

A soldier holds a child displaced by Hurricane Sandy in Hoboken, N.J., Oct. 31, 2012. The soldier is assigned to the New Jersey National Guard. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Joseph Davis

Worth A Thousand Words: Baby Gets Some Assistance

Posted on November 3, 2012 by bniegel

A soldier holds a child displaced by Hurricane Sandy in Hoboken, N.J.
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Posted in Hurricane Sandy, Rotator, Worth A Thousand Words | Tagged Air National Guard, Army, Army National Guard, Hoboken, Humanitarian Assistance, hurricane, Hurricane Sandy, military, N.J., National Guard, New Jersey National Guard, Sandy, U.S.. Army | Leave a comment

Proof in Meaningful Projects in Romania

Posted on June 3, 2011 by glenn.selby

By Army Col. William R. Stanley Deputy Director, Logistics and Security Assistance (J4) U.S. European Command Normally, I spend most of my time behind a desk fighting the administrative battles while my director handles the travel. Recently, I had the …
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Posted in Community Partnerships | Tagged alabama national guard, EUCOM, Humanitarian Assistance, Office of Defense Cooperation, Romania, Tulcea region, U.S. European Command | Leave a comment

Episode #46: Weekly AFPS News Roundup for August 5

Posted on August 5, 2010 by Administrator

In the AFPS podcast for August 5: President Barack Obama addressed a national meeting of the Disabled American Veterans organization in Atlanta, Ga. He discussed the end of the combat mission in Iraq and improvements at the Veterans Administration that …
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Posted in DoD News | Tagged Afghanistan, Army Wives, birthday, Coast Guard, Disabled American Veterans, floods, guidance document, Humanitarian Assistance, In Their Own Words: Lessons Learned in Today’s Military, Iraq, Jill Biden, Lifetime Networks, monsoon, National Guard Family Program Workshop, Obama, Pakistan, Petraeus, rain, relief, supplemental war funds, U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen | Leave a comment