Written on October 23, 2009 at 12:22 pm by

Navy Commander Describes Model for Success Bringing Relief to Earthquake Stricken Indonesia

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Rear Adm. Richard Landolt, commander, Amphibious Force 7th Fleet in Okinawa, Japan

Rear Adm. Richard Landolt, commander, Amphibious Force 7th Fleet in Okinawa, Japan

On Sept. 30 U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Richard Landolt, Commander of the Amphibious Force 7th Fleet based in Okinawa, Japan, was tracking seasonal storm activity when a series of powerful earthquakes and aftershocks erupted in and near Sumatra, Indonesia.

While the USS Denver, which was already underway to the Philippines, and the USS McCampbell headed to the region, Landolt flew in to begin surveying damage and coordinating with officials and international aid agencies. He also started updates via Facebook and Twitter.  During an Oct. 22 DoDLive Bloggers Roundtable, Landolt said that among the lessons he learned about delivering aid in the wake of natural disasters, is to stabilize cities first in order to prevent outbreaks of disease and large scale displacement of the population.

Read the full story, click here.

To view Rear Adm. Landolt’s biography, click here.

To listen to the interview live, click here.

To view a transcript from this roundtable, click here.

  • Keith “verong” Willis

    If You Bought more V-22 and the USMC vehicle that can be carried inside them then the Guard would have a nice scout insertion team for things like Hurricane recovery. It can also be a way of preping a airfield in the National Disaster area.

    Sincerely,

    verong

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