Photos: US Military And Pakistan Flood Relief

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YouTube - Pakistan Flood Relief
YouTube - Pakistan Flood Footage
YouTube - Flood Relief in Pakistan
YouTube - Pakistan Flood Relief

 

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THIS IS A VERY GOOD ONE!
US AIRMAN TALKING ABOUT RELIEF EFFORTS! U CAN ALSO SEE A C-17 AT THE BACKGROUND AT CHAKLALA BASE!

YouTube - Pakistan Flood Relief

YouTube - 16th CAB Arrives at Ghazi Aviation Base

YouTube - 535th AS Supports Pakistan Relief (Chinook)

 

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YouTube - 1-52 Pakistan Relief

ABOARD CHINOOK!

YouTube - US Army Chinook Helicopters Perform Humanitarian Relief Missions in Pakistan

aboard hercules - amazing view while landing

YouTube - U.S. Marine Humanitarian Disaster Relief Operations in Pakistan

 

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aboard chinook - whole mission!

YouTube - U.S. Marine Humanitarian Disaster Relief Operations in Pakistan

 

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interview with a pilot in islamabad!

YouTube - Chief Warrant Officer John Bockmann

 

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Can anyone with knowledge provide an update on the flood waters? Usually, terrible floods like this peak, and then subside in a few days. Are the flood waters still high?

 

[VCheng]

Can anyone with knowledge provide an update on the flood waters? Usually, terrible floods like this peak, and then subside in a few days. Are the flood waters still high?

The waters receded quite a while ago, but the socioeconomic impact is beginning to bite harder and harder, and that will continue for a considerable period of time unfortunately.

Is there any specific area you are interested in?

 

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A little Pakistani girl waits to board A U.S. Army CH-47 chinook helicopter from 16th Combat Aviation Brigade for flood relief in Swat Valley, Pakistan, Nov. 3.

Pakistan flood victims wave to Marines delivering relief supplies at Saleem Khan Bulubi, Pakistan, Nov. 3, 2010. With the Pakistan military, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit Marines have been flying CH-53E Super Stallion Helicopters to isolated locations in Sindh province since early September and have transported more than 3.9 million pounds of World Food Programme flood relief supplies to 150 different locations in southern Pakistan.

Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 266 (Reinforced), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, unload relief supplies from a CH-53E Super Stallion Helicopter as Pakistan soldiers hold back a gathering crowd of flood victims near Saleem Khan Bulubi, Pakistan, Nov. 3, 2010.

Pano Aqil, Pakistan-Newly-appointed U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan Cameron P. Munter (left) offloads a bag of flour from a U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter bringing flood relief supplies to Hassan Khan Jamali, a small village in Sindh Province, Pakistan, Oct. 30, 2010.

New U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan Delivers Flood Relief
10/31/2010 By Gunnery Sgt. Bryce Piper , 26th MEU

Pano Aqil Cantonment, Pakistan —
U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan Cameron P. Munter distributed flood relief supplies today at a World Food Program distribution point at Hassan Khan Jamali, Pakistan.

As the newly-appointed ambassador, Munter participated in the operation to see and participate in the Pakistan and U.S. military flood relief efforts conducted in Sindh Province.

"It is an honor to have the chance to work with the Pakistani military and the American military together, who are working to help the Pakistani people," said Munter. "This is a place that I think all of us will remember as a symbol and as a reality of our cooperation, what we can do when we work together, when we face problems together. And I'm very, very grateful to the Pakistanis and Americans who've done all this work."

Munter arrived at the Pakistan military's Pano Aqil Cantonment in the afternoon and then flew to the Hassan Khan Jamali relief site where he and a team of Pakistani and U.S. military members unloaded approximately four tons of food aid from two helicopters. Pakistanis waiting at the site collected the humanitarian supplies for distribution in the surrounding area.

This was the Ambassador’s first trip to flood-affected areas of Sindh since arriving in Pakistan Oct. 27.

In addition to delivering food aid, Munter and his wife Marilyn Wyatt had an opportunity to meet with local flood victims. The couple flew to Hassan Khan Jamali aboard a U.S. CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit. 26th and 15th MEUs have been conducting humanitarian relief efforts from Pano Aqil Cantonment since Sept. 3, 2010. The Marines there have delivered more than 3.7 million pounds (over 1.6 kilograms) of food and other supplies to more than 150 locations throughout Sindh Province, flying more than 450 heavy-lift helicopter sorties.

Since Aug. 5, 2010, U.S. military aircraft and personnel, working shoulder-to-shoulder with the Pakistan military, have provided humanitarian airlift for the delivery of more than 20 million pounds (over 9 million kilograms) of relief supplies and the transport of more than 27,000 displaced persons throughout Pakistan.

In addition to humanitarian airlift, the U.S. Government is providing more than $398 million to assist Pakistan with relief and recovery efforts, while USAID and other U.S. civilian agencies continue to provide assistance to flood victims.

U.S. efforts are part of a multi-national humanitarian assistance and support effort lead by the Pakistani government to bring aid to flood victims.

 

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Maj. Gen. Nasrullah Tahir Dogar, the Pakistan Army's 16 Division Commander, addresses Pakistan soldiers and Marines with 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit during an end-of-operations ceremony at Pano Aqil, Pakistan, Nov. 10, 2010. With the Pakistan military, 26th MEU Marines have been flying CH-53E Super Stallion Helicopters to isolated flood-affected locations since early September and have transported more than 3.9 million pounds of World Food Programme flood relief supplies to 150 different locations in southern Pakistan. [Lance Cpl. Nicholas A. Kellogg]

American servicemembers and Pakistan soldiers pose for a group photo after an end-of-operations ceremony at Pano Aqil, Pakistan, Nov. 10, 2010. With the Pakistan military, 26th MEU Marines have been flying CH-53E Super Stallion Helicopters to isolated flood-affected locations since early September and have transported more than 3.9 million pounds of World Food Programme flood relief supplies to 150 different locations in southern Pakistan.

Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 266 (Reinforced), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, re-position a CH-53E Super Stallion Helicopter at Pano Aqil, Pakistan, Nov. 11, 2010. Having completed a successful mission providing flood relief in Pakistan, 26th MEU Marines began returning to the ships of Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group to continue their 2010/2011 deployment. During their mission with the Pakistan military and 15th MEU, the Marines delivered more than 3.9 million pounds of World Food Programme supplies to more than 150 locations in southern Pakistan. [Gunnery Sgt. Bryce Piper]

A CH-53E Super Stallion Helicopter with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 266 (Reinforced), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, departs Pano Aqil, Pakistan, Nov. 11, 2010. Having completed a successful mission providing flood relief in Pakistan, 26th MEU Marines began returning to the ships of Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group to continue their 2010/2011 deployment.

The amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5) is underway toward Phuket, Thailand after completing humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations of the coast of Pakistan.

 

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YouTube - Pakistan Flood Relief

 

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Pakistan soldiers stand in formation during a ceremony at Ghazi Aviation Base, Pakistan, Dec. 2, 2010. The ceremony marked the end of U.S. military humanitarian airlift flights in Pakistan. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Joshua Kruger/Released)

U.S. Soldiers with Delta Company, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade pose for a photo before a ceremony at Ghazi Aviation Base, Pakistan, Dec. 2, 2010. The ceremony marked the end of U.S. military humanitarian airlift flights in Pakistan. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Joshua Kruger/Released)

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Michael Nagata speaks during a ceremony at Ghazi Aviation Base, Pakistan, Dec. 2, 2010. The ceremony marked the end of U.S. military humanitarian airlift flights in Pakistan. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Joshua Kruger/Released)


Ceremony marks end of Pakistan flood relief operations

Office of the Secretary of Defense Public Affairs

Story by Jim Garamone

WASHINGTON - U.S. troops supporting the humanitarian relief effort to flood-stricken Pakistan ended their mission, Dec. 2.

Pakistani officials hosted a ceremony marking the occasion in Islamabad, the country's capital. At the end of operations, 18 U.S. military helicopters and about 350 U.S. service members were conducting airlift missions.

"This was not the beginning, and it was not the end. This is a continuation of the U.S.-Pakistan relationship," said Lt. Gen. Asif Yasin Malik, commander of the Pakistan army's 11th Corps.

At the effort's peak, the United States deployed 26 helicopters, multiple C-130 and C-17 cargo aircraft and several hundred service members working in close partnership with Pakistani military forces. The floods affected more than 20 million people in Pakistan beginning in July.

"We have been honored to partner with the military forces of Pakistan to bring aid and comfort for those in need," said Army Brig. Gen. Michael Nagata, deputy commander of Office of the Defense Representative to Pakistan and the deployed Task Force commander. "The support, camaraderie and spirit of cooperation and shared effort have been extraordinary."

U.S. officials stressed that while the military humanitarian effort is ending, the United States will continue financial relief. The U.S. government is providing more than $571 million to assist Pakistan with relief and recovery efforts for flood victims.

The Islamabad ceremony was a chance to thank the combined and joint task force of U.S. and Pakistani military and civilian aid agencies, who provided food, shelter and aerial evacuation for tens of thousands of Pakistanis affected by the floods.

American helicopters delivered humanitarian aid to villages cut off by the flooding of the Indus River. Choppers also rescued more than 40,000 Pakistanis during the past five months of operations. Air Force C-130s and C-17 cargo aircraft delivered bulk goods to distribution sites around the country.
U.S. aircraft delivered more than 25 million pounds of relief supplies during the operation.

When the floods struck, Army helicopters from neighboring Afghanistan were among the first international aircraft on the scene. Marine helicopters from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit aboard the USS Peleliu replaced the Army helicopters by the end of September. Helicopters from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit joined the effort in September.

The U.S. military humanitarian effort worked closely with Pakistani military and civilian authorities to ensure the aid got where it was needed, when it was needed, Defense Department officials said. Service members also worked closely with international aid organizations to transport goods and people.

Unusually heavy monsoon rains triggered the floods through the Swat River Valley -- an area that was a key battleground against the Pakistani Taliban last year. Flooding proceeded downstream, spilling out of the country's tribal areas to its more populous provinces.

The effort now shifts to recovery and reconstruction, and U.S. embassy officials promised to help in the tasks that lie ahead.

Note to PDF mods: The story has been posted elsewhere on PDF (link), but as far as I know I'm the first one to post photographs of the ceremony.

 

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No wonder the US choppers are still flying..
must be the reconstruction phase on right now.

 

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Despite all the help from US to the people of Pakistan still there are some elements who misguide the populace by portraying its negative image. The US should engage in an ambitious Image building campaign inside Pakistan.