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 [...]
Children at the Gate
Children at the Gate, originally uploaded by Benjamin Chertoff. Moving on… Something non-Penn related. Delmas, HAITI — Deep within the winding, steep, unpaved blocks of Delmas, an intel recon team from the 82nd Airborne finds a small refugee camp. The mission: find large, uncharted camps and assess medical needs; this camp, so remotely hidden and [...]
Help
Help, originally uploaded by Benjamin Chertoff. A Humvee convoy carrying Rangers and medics from the 82nd Airborne passes under a sign pointing out a refugee camp and their plea for help. In the month following the January 12th earthquake, signs such as these are common sights. On an intel recon mission, the convoy continues in [...]
Kids With Guns
Kids With Guns, originally uploaded by Benjamin Chertoff. Deep within the winding, steep, unpaved blocks of Delmas, an intel recon team from the 82nd Airborne finds a small refugee camp. Their mission is to find large, uncharted camps and assess medical needs. This camp, small, remotely hidden and without any serious medical needs, is marked [...]
Ten Seconds to Chaos: 9:24:50 AM
Ten Seconds to Chaos: 9:24:50 AM, originally uploaded by Benjamin Chertoff. Part of my Popular Mechanics photo essay: http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/military_law/4346988.html
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.
