USTRANSCOM offers air and sea lift instructions for NGOs conducting humanitarian relief [U]
James H. Mills
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> Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 4:42 PM
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> Subject: USTRANSCOM offers air and sea lift instructions for NGOs
> conducting humanitarian relief
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> UNITED STATES TRANSPORTATION COMMAND
> Office of Public Affairs
> Scott Air Force Base IL 62225-5357
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> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
> Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010
> RELEASE NUMBER: 100126-1
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> USTRANSCOM offers air and sea lift instructions for NGOs conducting
> humanitarian relief
> http://www.transcom.mil/pa/body.cfm?relnumber=100126-1
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> By Army Maj. James Lowe, U.S. Transportation Command Public Affairs
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> SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. - The U.S. Transportation Command posted
> instructions today on its Web site offering instructions to
> non-governmental or non-profit organizations seeking air and sea lift
> for humanitarian supplies and relief personnel.
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> "How Do I Get Lift?" is an interactive presentation which steers
> customers through the process of acquiring qualifying military-provided
> transportation for cargo or people.
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> Following the recent crisis in Haiti, numerous NGOs and non-profits
> requested a simple way to navigate through complex U.S. military rules
> regulating the movement of cargo and passengers.
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> "This presentation meets a need in the national humanitarian relief
> community," said Lance Carpenter, chief of USTRANSCOMs Joint Interagency
> Communication Group, "It will help NGOs more easily and quickly identify
> qualifying opportunities to move relief supplies and personnel into
> places like Haiti."
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> The presentation is located on the USTRANSCOM Web site at
> http://www.transcom.mil/TransportFAQs.ppsx. It is a resource guide which
> allows customers to investigate either air or surface transportation
> options. Surface transportation includes ship, train and truck.
> Sometimes a combination of air and surface are most appropriate. Clear
> guidelines, including telephone and e-mail contact information for
> military transportation experts, streamline the process for NGOs seeking
> to move goods or personnel.
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> USTRANSCOM orchestrates transportation solutions for military and
> nonmilitary customers through its three components: The Army's Military
> Surface Deployment and Distribution Command and Air Force's Air Mobility
> Command, both co-located with USTRANSCOM at Scott Air Force Base, and
> the Navy's Military Sealift Command, headquartered in Washington D.C.
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> USTRANSCOM provides transportation for U.S. government relief efforts
> throughout the world. The command is committed to establishing and
> sustaining the flow of humanitarian relief to the government of Haiti
> through Operation Unified Response.
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