(note below from FNC’s Jennifer Griffin)
the following statement can be attributed to Colonel Brad Bartelt, director
of U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, Public Affairs:
(Start) At the request of the Government of the Philippines, Secretary of
Defense Chuck Hagel has directed U.S. Pacific Command to support U.S.
Government humanitarian relief operations in the Philippines in the wake of
Super Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda. U.S. Pacific Command had designated the
commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, as the executive agent for
this operation.
Super Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda has impacted more than 4.2 million people
across 36 provinces in the Philippines, according to the Philippine
government’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council
(NDRRMC). Philippine officials will have a better idea of the damage and
death toll in the coming days as transportation and communications systems
are repaired.
A forward command element (FCE)/humanitarian assistance survey team (HAST),
led by Brigadier General Paul Kennedy, the deputy commander of the Third
Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF) and the commanding general of the Third
Marine Expeditionary Brigade (3d MEB), is in the Philippines to provide the
initial assessment on the support required.
The initial focus includes surface maritime search and rescue (SAR),
airborne maritime SAR, medium-heavy helicopter lift support, fixed-wing lift
support and logistics enablers. This includes requests for Navy P-3 Orion
aircraft to provide aerial assessments, Marine Corps C-130 cargo aircraft,
UC-35 personnel transports and MV-22 osprey tilt-rotor aircraft. The MV-22
provides a unique capability in this type of operation: with its
short/vertical take-off and landing capabilities, it can operate in austere
environments. Its ability to convert quickly to fixed-wing configuration
gives it greatly increased speed and range over traditional rotary wing
aircraft. Two U.S. Navy P-3 Orion aircraft from Patrol Squadron (VP) 26,
based in Jacksonville, Florida and currently
on a six month rotation to Misawa , Japan in support of the U.S. 7th Fleet,
have been prepositioned in the Philippines to assist with the Armed Forces
of the Philippines’ search and rescue operations.
In coordination with the U.S. Agency for International Development and the
U.S. Charge’ d’Affairs in Manila, the Department of Defense will continue to
monitor the effects of Super Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda and will help our ally
recover from the storm.
Since 1990, the U.S. Government has responded to more than 40 disasters in
the Philippines at the request of that country’s government, ranging from
volcanic eruptions, drought, and population displacement. (End)
Website:
http://www.mcipac.marines. mil
Release number: 13-044
Date: Nov. 10, 2013
3rd MEB to provide humanitarian assistance to Philippines
CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa, Japan – At the request of the Government of the
Philippines, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel has directed U.S. Pacific
Command to support U.S. Government humanitarian assistance and disaster
relief operations (HADR) operations in the Philippines in the wake of
Typhoon Haiyan.
Approximately 90 U.S. Marines and Sailors from 3rd Marine Expeditionary
Brigade (3rd MEB) and two KC-130J Hercules aircraft from 1st Marine Aircraft
Wing (1st MAW) departed Marine Corps Air Station Futenma Nov. 10 en route
to the Philippines, according to Col. John M. Peck, chief of staff, 3rd MEB.
A forward command element (FCE) and humanitarian assistance survey team
(HAST), led by Brig. Gen. Paul Kennedy, the deputy commander of III Marine
Expeditionary Force (III MEF) and the commanding general of the 3rd MEB, are
deploying to the Philippines from Okinawa to provide an initial assessment
on the support required.
The initial focus of U.S. relief efforts includes surface maritime search
and rescue (SAR), airborne maritime SAR, medium-heavy helicopter lift
support, fixed-wing lift support and logistics enablers. This includes
requests for the Marine Corps’ KC-130 cargo aircraft and MV-22 osprey
tilt-rotor aircraft. The MV-22 provides a unique capability and is ideal in
this type of operation. With its vertical take-off and landing capabilities,
it can operate in austere environments. Its ability to convert quickly to
fixed-wing configuration gives it greatly increased speed and range over
traditional rotary wing aircraft.
Super Typhoon Haiyan has impacted more than 4.2 million people across 36
provinces in the Philippines, according to the Philippine government’s
national disaster risk reduction and management council (NDRRMC).
Philippine officials will have a better idea of the damage and death toll in
the coming days as transportation and communications systems are repaired.
Since 1990, the U.S. Government has responded to more than 40 disasters in
the Philippines at the request of that country’s government, ranging from
volcanic eruptions, drought, and population displacement.
To view the Typhoon Haiyan HADR photo album visit:
(note below from FNC’s Jennifer Griffin)
the following statement can be attributed to Colonel Brad Bartelt, director
of U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, Public Affairs:
***
(Start) At the request of the Government of the Philippines, Secretary of
Defense Chuck Hagel has directed U.S. Pacific Command to support U.S.
Government humanitarian relief operations in the Philippines in the wake of
Super Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda. U.S. Pacific Command had designated the
commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, as the executive agent for
this operation.
Super Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda has impacted more than 4.2 million people
across 36 provinces in the Philippines, according to the Philippine
government’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council
(NDRRMC). Philippine officials will have a better idea of the damage and
death toll in the coming days as transportation and communications systems
are repaired.
A forward command element (FCE)/humanitarian assistance survey team (HAST),
led by Brigadier General Paul Kennedy, the deputy commander of the Third
Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF) and the commanding general of the Third
Marine Expeditionary Brigade (3d MEB), is in the Philippines to provide the
initial assessment on the support required.
The initial focus includes surface maritime search and rescue (SAR),
airborne maritime SAR, medium-heavy helicopter lift support, fixed-wing lift
support and logistics enablers. This includes requests for Navy P-3 Orion
aircraft to provide aerial assessments, Marine Corps C-130 cargo aircraft,
UC-35 personnel transports and MV-22 osprey tilt-rotor aircraft. The MV-22
provides a unique capability in this type of operation: with its
short/vertical take-off and landing capabilities, it can operate in austere
environments. Its ability to convert quickly to fixed-wing configuration
gives it greatly increased speed and range over traditional rotary wing
aircraft. Two U.S. Navy P-3 Orion aircraft from Patrol Squadron (VP) 26,
based in Jacksonville, Florida and currently
on a six month rotation to Misawa , Japan in support of the U.S. 7th Fleet,
have been prepositioned in the Philippines to assist with the Armed Forces
of the Philippines’ search and rescue operations.
In coordination with the U.S. Agency for International Development and the
U.S. Charge’ d’Affairs in Manila, the Department of Defense will continue to
monitor the effects of Super Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda and will help our ally
recover from the storm.
Since 1990, the U.S. Government has responded to more than 40 disasters in
the Philippines at the request of that country’s government, ranging from
volcanic eruptions, drought, and population displacement. (End)
Website:
http://www.mcipac.marines. mil
Release number: 13-044
Date: Nov. 10, 2013
3rd MEB to provide humanitarian assistance to Philippines
CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa, Japan – At the request of the Government of the
Philippines, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel has directed U.S. Pacific
Command to support U.S. Government humanitarian assistance and disaster
relief operations (HADR) operations in the Philippines in the wake of
Typhoon Haiyan.
Approximately 90 U.S. Marines and Sailors from 3rd Marine Expeditionary
Brigade (3rd MEB) and two KC-130J Hercules aircraft from 1st Marine Aircraft
Wing (1st MAW) departed Marine Corps Air Station Futenma Nov. 10 en route
to the Philippines, according to Col. John M. Peck, chief of staff, 3rd MEB.
A forward command element (FCE) and humanitarian assistance survey team
(HAST), led by Brig. Gen. Paul Kennedy, the deputy commander of III Marine
Expeditionary Force (III MEF) and the commanding general of the 3rd MEB, are
deploying to the Philippines from Okinawa to provide an initial assessment
on the support required.
The initial focus of U.S. relief efforts includes surface maritime search
and rescue (SAR), airborne maritime SAR, medium-heavy helicopter lift
support, fixed-wing lift support and logistics enablers. This includes
requests for the Marine Corps’ KC-130 cargo aircraft and MV-22 osprey
tilt-rotor aircraft. The MV-22 provides a unique capability and is ideal in
this type of operation. With its vertical take-off and landing capabilities,
it can operate in austere environments. Its ability to convert quickly to
fixed-wing configuration gives it greatly increased speed and range over
traditional rotary wing aircraft.
Super Typhoon Haiyan has impacted more than 4.2 million people across 36
provinces in the Philippines, according to the Philippine government’s
national disaster risk reduction and management council (NDRRMC).
Philippine officials will have a better idea of the damage and death toll in
the coming days as transportation and communications systems are repaired.
Since 1990, the U.S. Government has responded to more than 40 disasters in
the Philippines at the request of that country’s government, ranging from
volcanic eruptions, drought, and population displacement.
http://gretawire.foxnewsinsider.com/2013/11/10/us-marines-have-arrived-in-the-philippines-to-help/Links at site to pictures and video
