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 [...]
The Things They Carried: A Photo Essay
www.popularmechanics.com: Early in the morning of January 13th, news cameras began to roll, capturing the magnitude of the January 12th earthquake in Haiti. Little did the public know, nearly half a day earlier, senior military leadership was already huddled in an upstairs meeting room at US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), on the phone with the US [...]
Child Labor
Petion-Ville, HAITI — A child at a 5000-person refugee camp west of Port-au-Prince carries a cinderblock on his head. Shot while on a mission with a group from the 82nd Airborne Div. This camp had previously not been found by relief organizations. With tin roofs, salvaged sections of concrete walls serving as building materials, intelligence [...]
Woman in Tent City, Haiti, January 2010
Woman in Tent City, Haiti, January 2010, originally uploaded by Benjamin Chertoff. HAITI, JANUARY 2010: A girl hides her face behind the tin wall of just one dwelling In a 5000-person camp we found in Petion-Ville that, at the time, had not yet been discovered. I took this while standing on the pick-up bed of [...]
