The U.S. Military Response to the 2010 Haiti Earthquake Considerations for Army Leaders

• Main Author: Cecchine, Gary (auth)
• Other Authors: Morgan, Forrest E. (auth), Wermuth, Michael A. (auth), Jackson, Timothy (auth), Schaefer, Agnes Gereben (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: RAND Corporation 2013
• Subjects: History of the Americas; Natural disasters; Human rights; Environmental Science; History; Political Science
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

This report examines how Joint Task Force-Haiti (JTF-Haiti) supported the humanitarian assistance and disaster relief efforts in Haiti. It focuses on how JTF-Haiti was organized, how it conducted Operation Unified Response, and how the U.S. Army supported that effort. The analysis includes a review...