POV Helo Food Drop: Intense!
Haiti, somewhere along the South “Claw,” probably near Jacmel. Notice the momentary “brownout” upon landing: This problem, dust obscuring visibility at low altitude from the wicked rotor-wash of an MH-60 Sea Hawk (the US Navy variant of the famed Blackhawk), is far worse in theaters such as Afghanistan or, especially, Iraq. This has led to [...]
PUBLISHED: Ospreys Get their Humanitarian test in Haiti
My third story for Popular Mechanics — this one on the much maligned, but very, very cool, MV-22 Osprey at work in Haiti, is up at PopularMechanics.com. USS Bataan, HAITI — An MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft launches from the flight deck of the Bataan during Operation Unified Response. The relief effort in Haiti is the [...]
PUBLISHED: Flagship in a Box
My next piece for Popular Mechanics is up! Read on to learn how the military is developing command and control units to replace to all-important flagship of yore. Lashed to the USS Bataan’s crowded hangar deck, a group of four sea containers provides complete command and control access for a commanding Naval officer. It also gives [...]
Medivac IM
Yay! The first story from Haiti is online at Popular Mechanics; click through to learn how the Navy coordinated with the Army to streamline medivac flights… by using a simple, internet chatroom. Somewhere, Steve Case is smiling. 60s on the beach.
Good Morning, GTMO
US Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, CUBA: The sun rises over a 747 cargo plane while a UH-53 Sea Hawk is prepped for airlifts to Haiti. View the full gallery here.
