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President George W. Bush ordered US Marines into the Republic of Haiti on 29 February. The Marines were the lead element of a multinational peacekeeping force sanctioned by the United Nations after former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide left office. Active and reserve crews flying C-5, C-141, C-130, and other Air Mobility Command aircraft initially delivered more than 2,000 Marines into Haiti's capital of Port-au-Prince. As of 5 March, more than 1,210 short tons of cargo had been delivered on thirty-seven missions. The US Coast Guard later supported the Haiti operation by taking a seaport security team and its supplies into Port-au-Prince on board one of its new HC-130J transports.
Photo By Tech. Sgt. Andy Dunaway
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