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2010-01-19 Caribbean-Latin America

U.S. Air Force drops 55,000 pounds of food, water into Haiti

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Posted by gorb 2010-01-19 03:42|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 ...just remember who wrote this to understand the lack of understanding and all the 'dire' caveats.

Posted by Procopius2k 2010-01-19 08:19|| 2010-01-19 08:19|| Front Page Top

#2 U.S. military teams waiting for the airdrop on the ground . . .

That's the most important line in the story. It will assure orderly handling throughout the process.

Now, it will be interesting to see if cigarettes become currency, if they're not already.

Posted by Halliburton - Mysterious Conspiracy Division 2010-01-19 10:09|| 2010-01-19 10:09|| Front Page Top

#3 just remember who wrote this

Indeed. I think we need to give the CNN reporter some credit for correctly identifying a C-17 as an 'aeroplane' and not blaming anything on George Bush.

Posted by SteveS 2010-01-19 10:09|| 2010-01-19 10:09|| Front Page Top

#4 former spook has a good post on the other side of the food drop issue. It seems as if it might be worth while to figure out a way to drop smaller loads than a full pallet, if we're going to have to feed everyone after every natural disaster.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2010-01-19 10:50|| 2010-01-19 10:50|| Front Page Top

#5 The C-17 dropped loose MREs and Humanitarian Rations over Afghanistan. I think they where enclosed in a big net and the end opened in the air stream.

Posted by ed 2010-01-19 10:56|| 2010-01-19 10:56|| Front Page Top

#6 A Sigh of Relief - humanitarian aid air drops in Afghanistan
Once the specialized delivery containers are slid out the back, the air blast pulls the TRIADS apart, and the humanitarian daily rations "flutter down," said Col. James B. Roberts Jr., the group commander.

Posted by ed 2010-01-19 11:01|| 2010-01-19 11:01|| Front Page Top

#7 Couple years ago it would have been how booosh was attempting a diabetic catastrophe with his cluster bar munitions.

Need to control the drop zone or disperse the drops, else ya might end up with a somalia type situation where the gangs control the food, IMHO.

Posted by swksvolFF 2010-01-19 11:06|| 2010-01-19 11:06|| Front Page Top

#8 drop bushels of wheat, at $4.08 it is expendable.

Posted by bman 2010-01-19 11:24|| 2010-01-19 11:24|| Front Page Top

#9 I can't find the video but there is one of a UN truck giving out energy biscuits to "starving" hatians. One of them mistakes the packing date for an expiration date so they all through them to the ground in disgust. For most of my childhood we ate bread from the day-old store and I managed to survive. IMHO if they are throwing away even expired biscuits they aren't starving. Not trying to be cruel but did all the food get destroyed in the earthquake? You don't go from earthquake to no food immediately and do they not know how to boil water to drink? If not we will be doing airdrop for a LONG time.

Posted by Cyber Sarge 2010-01-19 15:20|| 2010-01-19 15:20|| Front Page Top

#10 I understand that the single airport is the big bottleneck right now. During WWII our military built functional airstrips in a few days using Marston Matting. Why aren't we doing something similar now? Use helicopters to drop bulldozers, workers and materials where help is most needed and build an emergency landing strip for aid planes. It doesn't have to last forever, just until ports and roads are back up and functioning.

Posted by Cromert 2010-01-19 21:58|| 2010-01-19 21:58|| Front Page Top

#11 The airport is only vital until ships come in. The first are arriving now. Anyway, 180 aircraft a day are unloading vs 30 pre-earthquake.

Posted by ed 2010-01-19 22:15|| 2010-01-19 22:15|| Front Page Top

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