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In Haiti, US Military Relief Effort Finds Its Rhythm

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (Jan. 22) --The scene at an overgrown former golf course on the outskirts of the quake-ravaged Haitian capital suggests that the U.S. military is finally getting the measure of how to provide organized and substantial relief to the city's starving and homeless. Moments after a naval helicopter loaded...

Floating Hospital Awaits Patients to Fill Empty Beds

ABOARD THE USS CARL VINSON (Jan. 16) -- Seven earthquake victims, including a newborn, were helicoptered to this aircraft carrier Saturday, testing the flexibility of the ship's 52-person medical staff. The operating room is prepped with oxygen tanks, ventilators and a roster of blood donors. But while the USS Carl...

US Admiral Says Aid Distribution 'Stymied'

ABOARD THE USS CARL VINSON (Jan. 15) – Supplies are not reaching victims of the massive earthquake that hit Haiti on Tuesday because of a coordination failure among military operations and humanitarian agencies, Navy Rear Adm. Ted N. Branch said today from the flight bridge of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson....

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Background on USS Carl Vinson

The USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) is the third United States Navy Nimitz class supercarrier and is named after Carl Vinson, a Congressman from Georgia, in recognition of his contributions to the US Navy.

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