480th ISR Wing Airmen aid Haiti recovery
February 8th, 2010
Just two days after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake devastated Haiti, these Air Force specialists have been using their talents to assist the recovery efforts in the Caribbean nation.
"Our analysts are highly trained in damage assessment, and in this case, Mother Nature caused incredible damage to the Haiti. What we immediately started looking for were the status of the infrastructure such as power and water treatment plants, locations where people were massing, the state of traffic patterns, and locations for airfields and helicopter landing zones," said Col. Dan Johnson, the 480th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing commander. "We are one of many organizations helping respond to this crisis, and our hearts and prayers go out to the Haitians. We'll do everything we can to assist them with a speedy recovery."
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