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        Policy UpdatesNewsroomReoptimizationBIOGRAPHIESAF Senior Leaders      Jeremie, the Grande’Anse department capital in western Haiti, was hit hard by Hurricane Matthew Oct. 4, 2016. U.S. forces have been working alongside Haitian citizens as part of Joint Task Force Matthew to provide relief. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Russ Scalf)JTF Matthew
                        
                        
                        Jeremie, the Grande’Anse department capital in western Haiti, was hit hard by Hurricane Matthew Oct. 4, 2016. U.S. forces have been working alongside Haitian citizens as part of Joint Task Force Matthew to provide relief. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Russ Scalf)
                
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        U.S. service members and citizens of Beaumont, Haiti, unload supplies from a CH-47 Chinook Oct. 13, 2016. Service members part of Joint Task Force Matthew have delivered more than 440 tons of supplies to Haitians affected by Hurricane Matthew. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Russ Scalf)JTF Matthew
                        
                        
                        U.S. service members and citizens of Beaumont, Haiti, unload supplies from a CH-47 Chinook Oct. 13, 2016. Service members part of Joint Task Force Matthew have delivered more than 440 tons of supplies to Haitians affected by Hurricane Matthew. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Russ Scalf)
                
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        U.S. service members and citizens of Beaumont, Haiti, unload supplies from a CH-47 Chinook Oct. 13, 2016. Service members supporting Joint Task Force Matthew have delivered more than 440 tons of supplies to Haitians affected by Hurricane Matthew. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Russ Scalf)JTF Matthew
                        
                        
                        U.S. service members and citizens of Beaumont, Haiti, unload supplies from a CH-47 Chinook Oct. 13, 2016. Service members supporting Joint Task Force Matthew have delivered more than 440 tons of supplies to Haitians affected by Hurricane Matthew. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Russ Scalf)
                
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        Airman 1st Class James Raynor, a 621st Contingency Response Wing air transportation apprentice, pitches a box during an aid transportation mission Oct. 14, 2016 in Anse-d'Hainault, Haiti. Members of Joint Task Force Matthew have been working to provide and bring aid to those in need in Haiti following the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew.  (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Paul Labbe)JTF Matthew
                        
                        
                        Airman 1st Class James Raynor, a 621st Contingency Response Wing air transportation apprentice, pitches a box during an aid transportation mission Oct. 14, 2016 in Anse-d'Hainault, Haiti. Members of Joint Task Force Matthew have been working to provide and bring aid to those in need in Haiti following the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew.  (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Paul Labbe)
                
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        Staff Sgt. Michael Henry, a 61st Airlift Squadron loadmaster, guides the removal of a pallet out of a C-130J Super Hercules on an airstrip in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Oct. 9, 2016. Airmen from the 61st AS worked alongside several other units in Haiti to support humanitarian relief efforts. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Paul Labbe)JTF Matthew
                        
                        
                        Staff Sgt. Michael Henry, a 61st Airlift Squadron loadmaster, guides the removal of a pallet out of a C-130J Super Hercules on an airstrip in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Oct. 9, 2016. Airmen from the 61st AS worked alongside several other units in Haiti to support humanitarian relief efforts. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Paul Labbe)
                
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        Airmen from the 621st Crisis Response Wing work together to build sleeping tents on an airfield in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Oct 9, 2016. Since arriving Oct. 5, U.S. service members assigned to Joint Task Force Matthew have been operating around the clock, providing aid to citizens of western Haiti. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Paul Labbe)JTF Matthew
                        
                        
                        Airmen from the 621st Crisis Response Wing work together to build sleeping tents on an airfield in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Oct 9, 2016. Since arriving Oct. 5, U.S. service members assigned to Joint Task Force Matthew have been operating around the clock, providing aid to citizens of western Haiti. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Paul Labbe)
                
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        Master Sgt. Gabriel Peterson, of the 290th Joint Communications Support Element, delivers cooking supplies to citizens of Beaumont, Haiti, Oct. 13, 2016. Peterson is part of Joint Task Force Matthew, which has delivered more than 440 tons of supplies to Haitian citizens affected by Hurricane Matthew. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Russ Scalf)JTF Matthew
                        
                        
                        Master Sgt. Gabriel Peterson, of the 290th Joint Communications Support Element, delivers cooking supplies to citizens of Beaumont, Haiti, Oct. 13, 2016. Peterson is part of Joint Task Force Matthew, which has delivered more than 440 tons of supplies to Haitian citizens affected by Hurricane Matthew. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Russ Scalf)
                
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        An Army CH-47 Chinook returns to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Oct. 10, 2016. The aircraft delivered aid in support of Joint Task Force Matthew’s mission of providing humanitarian aid to those affected by Hurricane Matthew. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Russ Scalf)US provides initial critical aid in Haiti
                        
                        
                        An Army CH-47 Chinook returns to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Oct. 10, 2016. The aircraft delivered aid in support of Joint Task Force Matthew’s mission of providing humanitarian aid to those affected by Hurricane Matthew. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Russ Scalf)
                
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        Airmen from the 621st Contingency Response Wing help unload rice from a World Food Program truck Oct. 9, 2016, in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti. The Airmen were working alongside Haitian citizens to provide relief after the nation was struck by Hurricane Matthew. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Russ Scalf)US provides initial critical aid in Haiti
                        
                        
                        Airmen from the 621st Contingency Response Wing help unload rice from a World Food Program truck Oct. 9, 2016, in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti. The Airmen were working alongside Haitian citizens to provide relief after the nation was struck by Hurricane Matthew. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Russ Scalf)
                
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US provides initial critical aid in HaitiPublished Oct. 17, 2016
                    
                    By  Tech. Sgt. Russ Scalf
                    
                    
                    Joint Task Force Matthew
            **PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, (AFNS) --**Since arriving Oct. 5, U.S. service members assigned to Joint Task Force Matthew have been operating around the clock, providing aid to citizens of western Haiti.The team has been conducting 24-hour operations at the request of Haiti’s government to support the U.S. Agency for International Development’s disaster relief efforts in the critical early stages of the response.“USAID requested the unique capabilities of the military because we needed to transport critically needed relief supplies to the affected areas,” said Tim Callaghan, the leader of the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team. “Because of the airlift they provided, we were able to move food, water and other supplies -- things that helped save lives -- to communities that needed it most.”U.S. Southern Command established JTF Matthew under the command of Navy Rear Adm. Cedric Pringle, the deputy director of Joint Interagency Task Force South, to oversee U.S. military efforts in Haiti. To date the JTF has moved more than 480 metric tons of relief supplies to Haitians whose communities were devastated by Hurricane Matthew on Oct. 4 causing more than 1,000 deaths.“This is an opportunity to make a difference for someone else,” Pringle said.The task force is comprised of more than 400 military members and 20 aircraft, utilizing assets from all four branches of the military and the U.S. Coast Guard to ensure aid reaches those in need. Supplies such as rice, cooking oil, hygiene kits and medical supplies arrive to an aerial port established by 134 Airmen from the 621st Contingency Response Wing based out of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey.“We brought the newly formed Contingency Response Group-Rapid Port Opening Element-Defense Logistics Agency team into an operation for the first time, and we had the right team to make it work,” said Air Force Col. Leslie Maher, the JTF Port Opening commander. “We have been thrilled with the group we have here. From the logistical side of the operation we have been the glue to make things happen.”The supplies are accounted for and loaded for transport to communities in need. Due to the remote geography of Haiti’s Tiburon Peninsula, the materials are loaded into Army CH-47F Chinook, UH-60 Black Hawk, and Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters for delivery.“The amount of time, effort and planning that these guys put into this relief operation is astonishing,” said Navy Cmdr. Reggie E. Johnson, the JTF Matthew Future Operations officer. “They are truly making a difference for the people of Haiti who were most impacted -- it was a rapid response with results.”The task force will continue to support USAID as necessary.Hurrican Matthew 



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