Four US Army helicopters, carrying marines, arrived in Haiti Tuesday evening, with a view to reinforcing the security service team of the American Embassy, explained the United States Southern Command on Wednesday Our receipt of a second airlift of Marines provided support to the current Diplomatic Security Service Embassy (DSS) security team and is consistent with standard practice for Embassy security augmentation worldwide. Our Embassy remains focused on continuing diplomatic and humanitarian efforts in Haiti.

"At the request of the Department of State, the U.S. Southern Command deployed a U.S. Marine Fleet-Anti-terrorism Security Team (FAST) to maintain strong security capabilities at the U.S. Embassy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti and conduct relief in place for our current Marines, a common and routine practice worldwide -- and allow additional non-emergency personnel to depart.

Our Marines in Haiti completed their assignment and were relieved by a secondary team of Marines See also : https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-41832-haiti-flash-marines-deployed-in-haiti.html The U.S. Embassy remains open and limited operations continue, focused on assisting U.S. citizens and supporting Haitian-led efforts to ensure a peaceful transition of power."

This week, the Department of Defense doubled our funding for the Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission, and we are working with Haitian, Kenyan, and other partners to expedite its deployment to support the Haitian National Police and to restore security in Haiti. The Department of Defense is postured to provide enabling support for the MSS, including planning assistance, information sharing, airlift, and medical support."

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https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-41832-haiti-flash-marines-deployed-in-haiti.html

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