This day in history, 2010- A severe magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti, killing more than 160,000. US Coast Guard Cutters Forward, Mohawk and Tahoma were the first U.S. assets to arrive on scene at Port au Prince, with Forward arriving the morning of 13 January 2010 and Mohawk arriving in the afternoon. These units provided air traffic control for military aircraft, conducted damage assessments of the port, and ferried supplies and injured people with embarked boats and helicopters. Other Coast Guard assets began arriving soon thereafter to assist in the recovery efforts, including the CGC Oak and aircraft from AIR STATION Clearwater.
Posted on: Mon, 12 Jan 2015 17:49:37 +0000
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