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March 12, 2024

 Leaders Discuss Security Priorities for Western Hemisphere 

                                DOD's top priority is defense of the U.S. homeland against growing multidomain threats posed by China and Russia but emerging technologies are also posing new challenges to strategic stability, defense leaders told Congress.            

Dec. 20, 2022

 USNS Comfort Completes Its Final Mission Stop of CP 2022 in Haiti 

                    JEREMIE, Haiti —                                                JEREMIE, Haiti -- U.S. Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) completed its fifth and final mission stop of Continuing Promise 2022 in Jeremie, Haiti, Dec. 17, 2022.            

Dec. 13, 2022

 USNS Comfort Arrives in Haiti 

                    JEREMIE, Haiti —                                                JEREMIE, Haiti -- Hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) arrived off the coast of Jeremie, Haiti, in support of U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet's Continuing Promise 2022 (CP22) mission, Dec. 11.            

Sept. 27, 2022

 AFRC Wing at Travis delivers humanitarian aid to Haiti 

                    TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. —                                                A Reserve aircrew from the 301st Airlift Squadron performed a three-day mission Sept. 23 – 25, to move humanitarian cargo to Haiti. Through the Denton Program, three school buses donated from San Diego Unified School District were transported from March Air Reserve Base, California, to Haiti.            

Sept. 8, 2021

 USS Arlington Returns from Humanitarian Mission in Haiti 

                    NORFOLK, Va. —                                                NORFOLK, Va. – The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24) returns to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia after deploying to U.S. 4th Fleet area of operation to support a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) operation in Haiti, Sept. 8.            

Aug. 30, 2021

 DOD Continues Aiding Haitians Following Earthquake, Tropical Storm 

                                The U.S. military has flown 560 sorties to Haiti, providing rapid logistical and airlift support, including delivery of more than 348,000 pounds of aid, Army Maj. Gen. William D. "Hank" Taylor said.            

Aug. 27, 2021

 SOUTHCOM, JTF-Haiti Commanders Visit Haitian Communities 

                                U.S. military leaders joined USAID Administrator Samantha Power, U.S. Ambassador to Haiti Michele Sison, and other key leaders Aug. 26 to visit a Haitian community that was hit hard by the Aug. 14 earthquake.            

Aug. 25, 2021

 DOD Continues Providing Humanitarian Assistance to Haiti 

                                Joint Task Force Haiti has conducted some 364 full-spectrum missions, using DOD and U.S. Coast Guard assets, which have assisted in saving about 436 lives and delivered vital aid to earthquake victims, according to an official with the Joint Staff.            

Aug. 23, 2021

 USS Billings and USNS Burlington Support Haiti Relief 

                    CARIBBEAN SEA —                                                CARIBBEAN SEA - The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Billings (LCS 15) and USNS Burlington (T-EPF-10), a spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport ship, operated by Military Sealift Command are supporting humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations off the coast Haiti, Aug. 22.            

Aug. 23, 2021

 Marines and Sailors arrive aboard the USS Arlington in support of Haiti disaster relief 

                    CARIBBEAN SEA —                                                Marines and Sailors of 2d Marine Division aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24) arrived in U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations off the coast of Haiti in support of Joint Task Force-Haiti, Aug. 21, 2021.            

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