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  • Use caution when donating to relief efforts, expert says

    There's been an outpouring of goodwill and a desire to help victims in response to the devastation caused by the Jan. 12 earthquake in Haiti.But not all urgent appeals for aid being broadcast on radio and television, online and at social networking sites are legitimate, a consumer expert with the

  • Haitian Evacuees Sent to Joint Base McGuire

    Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., welcomed and provided resources for more than 500 evacuees from Haiti this weekend at an evacuation center created on base."The morale here could never be higher," Air Force Col. Gina Grosso, commander of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, said during a Jan. 17

  • Air Force deploys FEMA to aid Haitian victims

    Nine specialists from the Federal Emergency Management Agency departed Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Saturday bringing communication support to military and government agencies actively engaged in recovery efforts in Haiti.The FEMA team is part of the Mobile Emergency Response Support out of

  • Military, civilian leaders assess, plan relief ops

    Base leaders met with civilian representatives today to assess current operations and plan for further support in response to the 7.0-magnitude earthquake in Haiti Tuesday.The tri-service installation has been a departure point for military personnel providing in-country support and transport of