The U.S. Military Response to the 2010 Haiti Earthquake: Considerations for Army Leaders

Abstract

The 7.0-magnitude earthquake that struck Haiti on January 12, 2010, collapsed 100,000 structures, damaged 200,000 more, killed more than 316,000 people, injured 300,000 others, and displaced more than 1 million people. It virtually decapitated the Haitian government, destroying the presidential palace and 14 of 16 government ministries and claiming the lives of numerous government officials and employees, as well as the head of mission of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) and his principal deputy.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA588187

Entities

People

  • Agnes Gereben Schaefer
  • Forrest E. Morgan
  • Gary Cecchine
  • Matthew Stafford
  • Michael A. Wermuth
  • Timothy Jackson

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Emergency Response
  • Health Services
  • Humanitarian Assistance
  • Interagency Coordination
  • International Organizations
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Force Levels
  • Military Medicine
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.