Comments on: Video Of Seahawk Dropping Aid In Haiti http://conflicthealth.com/video-of-seahawk-dropping-aid-in-haiti/ Armed Conflict, Public Health, Human Security, Health Diplomacy, and Medical Intelligence Thu, 15 Jul 2010 10:01:16 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: TEJ http://conflicthealth.com/video-of-seahawk-dropping-aid-in-haiti/comment-page-1/#comment-661 TEJ Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:15:38 +0000 http://conflicthealth.com/?p=1405#comment-661 Um, that's not an airdrop, that's just expedited unloading. Airdrop = 3000 feet, unlodaing = 3 feet. When you can't land because of the crowd, and there's no suitable landing zone within access of the crowd, this is a field expedient means of getting supplies to people. Are you going to tell your skipper (and CNN) that "we couldn't find a safe place to land so we brought the stuff back". Um, that’s not an airdrop, that’s just expedited unloading. Airdrop = 3000 feet, unlodaing = 3 feet. When you can’t land because of the crowd, and there’s no suitable landing zone within access of the crowd, this is a field expedient means of getting supplies to people.

Are you going to tell your skipper (and CNN) that “we couldn’t find a safe place to land so we brought the stuff back”.

]]> By: Christopher Albon http://conflicthealth.com/video-of-seahawk-dropping-aid-in-haiti/comment-page-1/#comment-659 Christopher Albon Tue, 19 Jan 2010 22:00:53 +0000 http://conflicthealth.com/?p=1405#comment-659 Thanks Kerim, and I completely agree. Stuff like that makes humanitarian's blood boil. Thanks Kerim, and I completely agree. Stuff like that makes humanitarian’s blood boil.

]]> By: kerim can http://conflicthealth.com/video-of-seahawk-dropping-aid-in-haiti/comment-page-1/#comment-658 kerim can Tue, 19 Jan 2010 04:43:17 +0000 http://conflicthealth.com/?p=1405#comment-658 Over at Small Wars Journal there is a 2-page article on humanitarian aid by the US military. It is written by a retired US colonel (Gary Anderson) who has experience in these things. It says: "Whatever you do, don’t do air drops - you are likely to kill more people than you help by crushing them with pallets or by starting riots." Why don't they learn? Over at Small Wars Journal there is a 2-page article on humanitarian aid by the US military. It is written by a retired US colonel (Gary Anderson) who has experience in these things. It says:

“Whatever you do, don’t do air drops – you are likely to kill more people than you help by crushing them with pallets or by starting riots.”

Why don’t they learn?

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