Por Espanol: Promesa Continua 2009 -- USNS Comfort

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Haiti bound!

Mission Commander, CAPT Bob Lineberry, here again with another update!


Underway from Miami, enjoyable and productive two days spent loading personnel and additional supplies. Departed Miami with 906 team mates--more on that later. During our stay we had the honor and pleasure to host a luncheon onboard COMFORT for the U.S. Southern Command staff that included the Military Deputy Commander and Civilian Deputy Commander, Lt Gen Spears and Ambassador Trivelli. In addition, we had numerous Non-Governmental Organizations friends enjoy this event followed by a NGO roundtable session to discuss future partnering opportunities. Partnering with these organizations has been essential for the success of the CONTINUING PROMISE mission, we will continue to reach out and add new friends and colleagues to enhance our humanitarian capabilities.
Just days away from beginning our mission in Haiti, the excitement and energy onboard COMFORT is on the rise as we make final preparations of the medical and engineering services planned. Our planning team spends the day gathering information from our advance coordination team in Haiti turning that into an actionable efforts by a combined team of professionals from numerous organizations from around the world:
U.S. Navy: 636
U.S. Army: 31
U.S. Air Force: 61
U.S. Marines: 3
U.S. Coast Guard: 4
Civilian Mariners: 68
NGO Partners: 53
International Partners: 19 (Canada, Chile, France, The Netherlands)
Civilians: 14
U.S. Public Health Service: 12
Host Nation Professionals: 5
Total: 906

Looking forward to someone writing us a note telling us what you think of the CONTINUING PROMISE mission this year.
Spanish translation follows:
Martes, 7 de Abril, 2009
En rumbo a Haiti!

Comandante de misión, CAPT Lineberry Bob, aquí de nuevo con otra actualización! En rumbo desde Miami, hemos pasado dos días agradables y productivos recibiendo personal y suministros adicionales. Salimos de Miami con 906 personas - más sobre eso luego. Durante nuestra estadía tuvimos el honor y el placer de ser anfitrión de un almuerzo a bordo del COMFORT para el personal del Comando Sur de los EE.UU., que incluye el Subcomandante Militar y Subcomandante Civil, Teniente General Spears y el Embajador Trivelli. Adicionalmente, tuvimos numerosos amigos de Organizaciones No- Gubernamentales que disfrutaron de este evento. El almuerzo fue seguido por una junta de organizaciones no gubernamentales para discutir oportunidades para trabajar juntos en el futuro. La asociación con estas organizaciones ha sido fundamental para el éxito de la misión PROMESA CONTINUA, seguiremos trabajando para añadir nuevos amigos y colegas para mejorar nuestra capacidad humanitaria.
Estamos a pocos días de comenzar nuestra misión en Haití, y la emoción y la energía a bordo del COMFORT va en aumento a medida que se hacen los preparativos finales para los servicios médicos e ingenieros previstos. Nuestro equipo de planificación pasa el día recopilando información de nuestro equipo de coordinación en Haití y convierte esta información en un plan de acción llevado a cabo por un equipo de profesionales de numerosas organizaciones del mundo entero:

Armada de E.E.U.U.: 636
Ejército de E.E.U.U.: 31
Fuerza Aérea de E.E.U.U.: 61
Infantería de Marina de E.E.U.U. : 3
Guarda Costas de E.E.U.U.: 4
Marinos Mercantes: 68
Compañeros de Organizaciones No-Gubernamentales: 53
Compañeros Internacionales: 19 (Canada / Canada, Chile / Chile, France / Francia, The Paises Bajos)
Civiles: 14
Servicio de Salud Pública de E.E.U.U.: 12
Profesionales del país anfitrión: 5
Total: 906
Esperamos atentamente recibir notas diciéndonos que piensan de la misión PROMESA CONTINUA de este año.

6 comments:

  1. This is a great site. We at the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) are checking this daily and passing information up to the Assist. Secretary. We will look into reposting your post on Dr. Casscell's blog.
    CDR Patrick Laraby MC USN

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  2. Thanks for having this blog. This family appreciates it.

    Wishing you fair winds and following seas. Good luck with your mission, and thanks for your great work.

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  3. My husband is a PO on the Comfort for the first leg of the trip. We are very proud of him and for what the mission stands for. We have our son's 4th grade class following any information on the blog and any other web sites we get our hands on. We wish everyone a safe journey.

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  4. Wilma Turner said.. My husband and I have been missionaries here in Haiti for over 15 years. We appreciate the fact you are coming this way. We live in Saut d' Eau. We have a water purifier but have recently come down, the both of us, with typhoid. Can you tell me how we can purchase one of the purifiers you are bringing this way? And God bless everyone of you as you work for so many. Safe journey. Richard & Wilma Turner (wilmafturner@yahoo.com)

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  5. How about letting the CMC post a blog. I'd like to hear about the enlisted folks on the ship.

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