

Vertical Magazine
Working with HERO Client Rescue [HERO Ground Truth], HAA transported patients when they could safely land for two days before reinforcements arrived from the U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Navy once the tropical storm passed. How helicopters played a crucial role in the days following the 2021 Haiti earthquake BY JEN BOYER | OCTOBER 12, 2021 “We saw a lot of femur and pelvis fractures and head injuries, but after a couple of days we began to see more than trauma,” Oaks said. “Ther


The Picture Show: NPR
Photo Stories form NPR Scenes From The Haiti Earthquake Updated August 16, 2021 See Images


U.S. Southern Command, DOD News
The command is also working with non-governmental agencies to get supplies and medical capabilities to the affected area. Southern Command Chief Says Speed, Effort Needed to Save Haitian Lives By Jim Garamone, DOD News "Our first mission [today] will be a hospital, through one of the NGOs that will use heavy-lift helicopters to move out into the affected area," Faller said. All of this speed is the result of Southcom working with other agency partners and the international co


Miami Herald
HERO and the U.S. Army work side by side to treat and transport injured people who are still being flown in from the quake-struck region. U.S. uses choppers, ships and military personnel to deliver aid to Haiti quake victims BY JACQUELINE CHARLES UPDATED AUGUST 31, 2021 In the field, the operation includes a Joint Task Force medic and a surgeon, who review photos of injuries and approve the use of U.S. military aircraft to transport patients to the capital. Back in Miami, oth

NPR.org
A healthcare worker from HERO, an emergency medical ambulance and medevac service, transports families to a tent hospital at the Toussaint Louverture International Airport, in Port-Au-Prince Almost 2 Weeks After The Quake, Aid Is Just Getting To Some Remote Towns In Haiti August 25, 2021 Gventer's unit, Joint Task Force-Bravo, normally based in Honduras, arrived in Haiti less than 24 hours after the earthquake. The U.S. military presence was requested and so far continues to


Military.com
Petty Officer 1st Class Rob Updike and HERO Rescue paramedic Nadia Van der Heyden evaluate an injured female in Haiti, Aug. 15, 2021 More Military Support Heading to Haiti After Earthquake, Tropical Storm Leave 1,400 Dead 17 Aug 2021 Military.com | By Patricia Kime The Defense Department on Sunday established Joint Task Force Haiti at Homestead Air Reserve Base in Florida at the request of the U.S. Agency for International Development's Bureau of Humanitarian Assistance. Re


Black Rifle Coffee
Coffee or Die Magazine interviews HERO Director ON THE GROUND WITH AN EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM IN HAITI By Justen Charters | February 15, 2019 Haiti is the 16th poorest country in the world. It’s rife with crime, poverty, and corruption. However, despite all that, it’s also a place where HERO — an organization founded by Stacy Librandi Bourne and composed of veterans, EMTs, and firefighters — is doing a lot of good. Read Article