Written on January 20, 2010 at 9:43 am by

U.S. Military Delivers Self-Powered Radios to Earthquake Survivors

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“] Eton solar-powered, hand-crank emergency radio [Photo courtesy of Eton]

Eton solar-powered, hand-crank emergency radio [Photo courtesy of Eton

HOMESTEAD ARB, FLORIDA – A U.S. Air Force C-130 is delivering 50,000 hand-held radios for distribution to Haitian earthquake survivors by the recent devastating earthquake.

The radios will be distributed by JTF-Haiti and are expected to arrive later this week.

The small emergency radios are both solar-powered and hand-cranked and do not require batteries.

Radios are being distributed in order for affected citizens to receive news and important information concerning international relief efforts.

In close coordination with the government of Haiti, JTF-Haiti is currently broadcasting news, public health, safety and information regarding relief efforts via a military aircraft equipped with FM and AM broadcasting capability.

Public safety messages are broadcasting in the following frequencies:
92.4 FM, 104.1 FM, 1030 AM.

The role of U.S. military forces during this humanitarian assistance and disaster relief effort is to rapidly respond with critically needed supplies and medical services in those areas the Haitian government deems necessary.

U.S. Department of Defense forces are part of a larger, unified United States federal response to the Government of Haiti’s request for humanitarian aid. U.S. Southern Command is working with the Department of State, USAID, the Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance and others to aggressively provide life-sustaining services to the people of Haiti.

for more information on the U.S. Southern Command, click here.

[Courtesy of the U.S. Southern Command]

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  • Nautical Tattoo Designs

    Great tool to have around in case of emergency. I’ve purchased a few and can see that if needed, this would be one of the best resources to have in an emergency.

  • Krzysiek Prażanowski

    I’ve seen one of these when i was in Canada last year. Great piece of equipment, is it possible to get them in Europe?

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