Gen. Keen, SOUTHCOM, just issued a release regarding logistics and incoming flight coordination and bottlenecks at airports, using all assets within Haiti. This includes the airport at Cap Haitien where Gen Keen is now situated. They must clear transit routes from Cap Haitien to Port Au Prince. This is why our flights from Air Haiti were diverted temporarily I guess. There's a Naval Admiral now working with General Keen to see what they can do to get the Ports open, but this will not be an overnight occurance. The Port Au Prince facility was totally destroyed and under water wreckage has to be dealt with.
There are 10,000 US military personnel which will be Haiti by this afternoon
Just in from Medshare: Nathan Carmack reports we have found an air routing to Pignon and other airstrips like Jacmal. We are referring all trafficing info to George Lee who is the Loadmaster of operation "Air Haiti". This info will be shared with Dr. Ali Tahari and Peter Deputy to pass along.
A Fuel Fund for humanitarian flights will be established on Tuesday (Monday in a US bank holiday). We will request donations. Rotarian Dennis Chong has arranged for refueling in Jamaica for general aviation pilots and other to refuel after dropping loads in Haiti. Once established, we will arrage for drafting the flight funds for refueling needs with Dennis. We all need to spread the word that we need to build this fund as quickly as possible so cargo flight can be assured of funding for their fuel needs. See:
http://www.helphaitirecover.org/and look for Fuel Flight Donations Button to contribute. Project Support Partners LLC has been asked to set-up a club fund raising program so clubs and other organizzations can raise money to finance this program. More on that shortly.
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