For the price of one Osprey you could have 100 Bell 206, or 4 S92. I appreciate the military finally finding something they can do, but disaster relief sounds like an strange application. Not sure where you're going to land them in Haiti without flattening all the buildings within a 200yd radius. I guess they'd be OK at airports, but then why bother with a V22 at all?

Can we get some youtube or pictures of their vertical capability being utilized somewhere other than a carrier or runway?

Nine US Army Reserve Chinooks, based at Olathe, Kansas (suburb of Kansas City) left for Haiti today. Supposed to be on the job by week's end. I thought they might make much of the trip in a heavy FW, but they're flying the distance.

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On The Ground In Haiti

This isn't to do with tiltrotors, and if you get overly twisted about things religious, don't bother following the link. But if you feel like getting some sense of hope about what's going on in Haiti, or you think the people down there are beyond rescue, you might be interested in taking a look at this page.

Mars Hill Church | Special | 32 Hours: The Church In Haiti

This is a direct link to the video:

http://cdn.marshillchurch.org/media/...cast_video.m4v

Oh.....but Osprey's are self deployable aren't they!

The Osprey's rode the Nassau down....and the Chinooks self deploy.

Don'tcha just love it!

Couple of additional stories of interest:

Utah businessman takes his EC130, two R44s and his Citation X to Haiti.
Pilots feed hungry Haitians
Copters, jet are kept busy dawn to dusk
Hero returns to Utah after relief work in Haiti

ARNG deploys UH-72A to assist effort
UH-72A Lakota brings increased capabilities to relief effort in Haiti
Puerto Rico ARNG flying latest helicopter in support of those who support

I/C

if anyone know where can i find a job. mi-8 co-pilot. give me references please

The US Military is helping with Helicopters, Tiltrotors, and Beyond...
 

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CLICK TO ENLARGE – CARIBBEAN SEA (Jan. 29, 2010) A MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 162, prepares to land aboard the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Nassau (LHA 4) near the coast of Haiti. Nassau is supporting Operation Unified Response following a 7.0 magnitude earthquake that caused severe damage in Haiti Jan. 12. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jason R. Zalasky/Released)
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SAINT MARC, Haiti (Jan. 25, 2010) A Sailor assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Nassau (LHA 4) distributes food at a humanitarian aid distribution point
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HAITI (Jan. 25, 2010) Lt. Cmdr. Ashley Humphries, from Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., and Lt. Janie Fitch, from Dyersburg, Tenn., perform a surgical procedure on a medical evacuee from Haiti being treated aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Nassau (LHA 4). Nassau is supporting Operation Unified Response following a 7.0 magnitude earthquake that caused severe damage in Haiti on Jan. 12. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jonathan Pankau/Released)
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HAITI (Jan. 25, 2010) Lt. Cmdr. Ashley Humphries, from Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., and Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Alejandro Calzada, from El Paso, Texas, close a laceration on the right wrist of a medical evacuee from Haiti being treated aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Nassau (LHA 4). Nassau is supporting Operation Unified Response following a 7.0 magnitude earthquake that caused severe damage in Haiti on Jan. 12. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jonathan Pankau/Released)

Ospreys Needed More In Afghanistan Where Large-Scale Action is On the Horizon?
 

24th MEU departs Haiti
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February 08, 2010 6:15 PM

HOPE HODGE

Following two weeks of assisting with emergency aid efforts in Haiti, Camp Lejeune’s 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit and the three Navy ships of the Nassau Amphibious Ready Group is set to continue on to regions in the Central Command.
After receiving orders to divert to Haiti just a day before departing on a routine seven-month deployment, the 24th MEU arrived Jan. 23 and set to work on a variety of humanitarian missions following a devastating earthquake in the region. The Marines assisted the World Food Program to deliver thousands of bags of rice, built an interim medical care facility in Port-au-Prince with Joint Task Force Haiti, and delivered pallets of food and running supply operations using the unique capabilities of a squadron of MV-22 Osprey aircraft.
Aircraft from the 24th MEU and Nassau ARG flew 239 missions to communities affected by the quake in northern and southwestern parts of Haiti and the island of Gonave, according to SouthCom releases.
A civilian spokesman for U.S. Southern Command, Jose Ruiz, said the decision to send on the 24th MEU was made by SouthCom commander Air Force Gen. Douglas Fraser on Sunday due to a shift in the needs of the earthquake-shattered region.
“When we called on the initial contingent to come down and support Operation Unified Response, it was the early stage of disaster relief efforts, Port-au-Prince was not fully functional and most of the aid was coming in by air,” Ruiz said.
Several weeks later, more international organizations have joined in the aid efforts, a local airport is operating at four times its normal capacity and some conditions have stabilized, he said.
“It's a case of the kind of capabilities that the Marine Expeditionary Units bring no longer being as essential as they were in the early stages of Operation Unified Response,” Ruiz said.
A spokesman for the 24th MEU, Marine Capt. Robert Shuford, said the MEU had been turning over control of the region its troops had occupied to the 22nd MEU over the weekend and was preparing to leave on Monday.
“We just got the last of our Marines aboard about two hours ago,” Shuford said in an e-mail at 4 p.m. Monday.
Shuford said he could not give specific information about the next mission of the deployment, but said that the MEU would continue on to the Central Command area of operation.
Camp Lejeune’s 22nd MEU and Bataan ARG, totaling nearly 5,000 Marines and sailors combined, will remain off the coast of Haiti and continue humanitarian efforts in the severely damaged areas near the epicenter of the Jan. 12 earthquake, according to SouthCom releases.
“It’s still too soon to speculate when they will no longer be needed,” Ruiz said.
In a statement, Fraser expressed gratitude for the work of the 24th MEU.
“Thanks to the expeditionary capabilities of this amphibious ready group and the 24th MEU, we were able to help the government of Haiti, U.N., and international relief workings mitigate the impact of this earthquake on communities across Haiti,” he said.

U.S. Customs Service Blackhawks in Haiti
 

MV-22 in background (which are leaving now), and US Customs Service in the foreground which have been in country from the early days and will remain there to continue operations.

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