Operation Unified Response Update

USS Normandy (CG 60) completed work off Haiti today and listed out in detail their contribution over the 21 days on station in support of Operation Unified Response.

Normandy Totals:

• 123,500 portions of HA/DR meals
• 291 MRE’s
• 1000 gallons of water
• 2800 portions of rice
• 1800 portions of dehydrated soup

Helo Det Totals:

• 75,142 lbs
• 17,705 lbs of parts
• 146 hours of flight time
• 287 Lifts (sorties)
• 3,000 pounds in medical supplies
• 107 MEDEVACS, 66 of those non-ambulatory

That is significant work for a cruiser, and flight time is just barely under 30%. The source for this information is the USS Normandy page on Facebook. Also the photo above is from VADM Harvey.

This highlights two ways the US Navy is using social media today that we have not seen in the past.