My old unit is ready and waiting if not already deploying to Haiti!

[sce56]

http://www.usace.army.mil/CEPA/NewsReleases/Pages/HaitianEarthquakeAssistance.aspx
Haitian Earthquake Assistance


Corps of Engineers team deploys to support humanitarian efforts in Haiti

WASHINGTON – In support of national response efforts led by the U.S. State Department, the U.S. Agency for International Development, and U.S. Southern Command, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has deployed an initial team of four engineers in response to the earthquake in Haiti. The team includes subject matter experts in civil, structural, electrical, and hydrological engineering.

Two additional eight-person Forward Engineer Support Teams from USACE’s South Atlantic Division and two platoons of the 249th Engineer Battalion, approximately 40 Soldiers, are on alert and ready to deploy. The 249th Engineer Battalion, known as the “Army’s Power Company”, supplies commercial grade power-related technical services to installations and disaster-relief operations.

USACE’s South Atlantic Division has identified and is preparing additional structural engineers for deployment if called upon.

For information on how to contribute to the rescue efforts, visit the U.S. Agency for International Development's Disaster Assistance site.

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. Stay safe guys

and apparently according to some folks, you guys should have some of the magical pixie dust to make things instantly better... instead of the time it actually takes.

:-)

It feels strange when you see them deploying and you are not there, doesn't it? Ten years and it still does.

[cliffordu]

2. Almost 40 years and it still feels weird.

[sce56]

5. 15 years and sometimes miss it especialy when doing that kind of work

In Hawaii, Iniki 1992, the locals were sure glad to see us!



And they had good reason..






750KW online


Yep those were the days!


Princeville


My son did the same thing in the same unit and got the same medal after I retired!

[Rhiannon12866]

3. K&R. Godspeed...

O8)

[vadawg]

4. we already have guys on the ground, mayby by monday they may be asking for more

depends on what is needed, going to be an engineering nightmare on par with rebuilding the docks of europe after overlord..