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Marines and Sailors of Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, off-load three Haitian patients from a MH-60, Feb. 5. The patients were transported from the USNS Comfort and recieved immediate medical care upon arrival at the interim aftercare facility in Port au Prince, Haiti. CLB-24 set up and currently maintain a medical facility for Haitians returning from USNS Comfort to their homes in Haiti. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. David J. Beall) - Marines and Sailors of Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, off-load three Haitian patients from a MH-60, Feb. 5. The patients were transported from the USNS Comfort and recieved immediate medical care upon arrival at the interim aftercare facility in Port au Prince, Haiti. CLB-24 set up and currently maintain a medical facility for Haitians returning from USNS Comfort to their homes in Haiti. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. David J. Beall)

Road to recovery; 24th MEU builds 400 patient medical facility in Port Au Prince

Marines and Sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion 24 arrived at an empty soccer field here Jan. 31 with a mission – transform this recreation area into an interim medical after-care facility capable of treating up to 250 patients. Within 48 hours the Marines and their Navy counterparts completed setting up a small tent city of large, green

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Petty Officer 1st Class James Carbone, a hospital corpsman with Command Element, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, carries 14-year-old Lydie Augustin out of a Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron 162 (Reinforced) MV-22 Osprey in which she was flown back to her village of Grande Saliene, Haiti, to be reunited with her family and friends, Feb. 1. Lydie was transported to USS Nassau a week prior in order to receive emergency medical care of her wounds which she received during the devastating earthquake in Haiti, Jan. 12. - Petty Officer 1st Class James Carbone, a hospital corpsman with Command Element, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, carries 14-year-old Lydie Augustin out of a Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron 162 (Reinforced) MV-22 Osprey in which she was flown back to her village of Grande Saliene, Haiti, to be reunited with her family and friends, Feb. 1. Lydie was transported to USS Nassau a week prior in order to receive emergency medical care of her wounds which she received during the devastating earthquake in Haiti, Jan. 12.

Marines reunite Haitian girls, father with family

Just a week ago, 14-year-old Lydie Augustin was suffering from two severe, untreated lacerations caused by bricks that fell on her leg that were shook loose from a building during the Jan. 12, earthquake. Today she returned to Grand Saliene in better health and high spirits.Men, women, and children sprinted down the rutted dirt roads flailing their

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Cpl. Reginald Chery,tank mechanic, tank platoon, Alpha Company, BLT 1/9, a translator for one of the assessment teams finds out who the key leaders are for the Saint Marc region of Haiti. Marines and Sailors from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit and the Nassau Amphibious Ready Group conduct an assessment of St Marc, Haiti. These Marines and Sailors handed out Meals Ready to Eat and bottled water to the patients at the St Nicholas Hospital in St Marc. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt Andrew J Carlson) - Cpl. Reginald Chery,tank mechanic, tank platoon, Alpha Company, BLT 1/9, a translator for one of the assessment teams finds out who the key leaders are for the Saint Marc region of Haiti. Marines and Sailors from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit and the Nassau Amphibious Ready Group conduct an assessment of St Marc, Haiti. These Marines and Sailors handed out Meals Ready to Eat and bottled water to the patients at the St Nicholas Hospital in St Marc. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt Andrew J Carlson)

Marines keep needs from getting lost in translation

Before any Marine leaves the comfy confines of their deployed home, they have a checklist of mission essential items they never leave home without - Camelbak, water, chow, communication gear and most importantly a translator.Whether patrolling the dusty countryside of South Helmand or walking the streets of of Haiti, communicating with those who

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Marines and Sailors from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit conduct an assessment of Grand Saline, Haiti. These Marines and Sailors assessed living conditions, water sources, and medical needs in Grand Saline. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt Andrew J Carlson) - Marines and Sailors from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit conduct an assessment of Grand Saline, Haiti. These Marines and Sailors assessed living conditions, water sources, and medical needs in Grand Saline. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt Andrew J Carlson)

24th MEU delivers food, medical supplies and a few smiles

A Landing Craft Utility boat filled with Marines quickly approaches the shore of La Gonave. Anticipation hangs heavy in air almost as heavy as the humidity. The LCU runs aground and the loading ramp quickly lowers - its "go time," but this isn't the amphibious landing of yesteryear with Marines like Smedley Butler storming a beach, like they last

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24th Marine Expeditionary Unit off the coast of Haiti, ready to assist relief efforts

The 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit is off the coast of Haiti Jan. 23 staged to support ongoing relief efforts in Haiti after a 7.0 earthquake devastated the country last week. The 24th MEU and their Navy counterparts of the Nassau Amphibious Ready Group were planned to sail across the Atlantic Jan. 20 aboard the naval vessels USS Nassau, USS Mesa

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