COMALAPA, El Salvador—Following the 7.2 magnitude earthquake near Petit-Trou-de-Nippes, Haiti on August 14th 2021, the ‘Red Lancers’ of Patrol Squadron (VP) 10 were U.S. Southern Command’s (USSOUTHCOM) fastest deployable air asset providing the first P-8A overhead the following day and every day for 17 straight days after that. According to Haiti’s Civil Protection Agency, the earthquake took the lives of over 2,200 people and injured more than 12,000. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) led the combined operation, with USSOUTHCOM’s Joint Task Force Haiti (JTF-Haiti) being formed to orchestrate the massive amount of support and aid delivered to the impacted nation.
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190830-NXE158-0001 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Aug 30, 2019) Video B-roll Patrol Squadron (VP) 10 as they prepare aircraft for evacuation in anticipation of hurricane Dorian at Naval Air Station Jacksonville. Commander, U.S. 4th Fleet ordered U.S. Navy ships and squadrons homeported in the area to sortie on Aug. 30 ahead of Hurricane Dorian, which is forecasted to bring high winds and heavy rain to the East Coast. Ships are being directed to areas in the Atlantic where they are best postured for storm avoidance. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class louis Rojas/Released)
