• Aerial view of Port au Prince's crowded housing situation, as seen on final approach to the airport.

  • The ARCHANGEL AIRBORNE medical team casting an ankle in the hospital Emergency Room in Les Cayes.

  • The crew of the second plane on the second mission to Les Cayes, Haiti.

  • Pilot and co-pilot of the second plane discussing the flight en route to Haiti.

  • A member of the ARCHANGEL AIRBORNE team provides instruction to the doctor in the hospital ER on insulin pens and how to administer them.

  • The full team of 8 ARCHANGEL AIRBORNE personnel assembled together in Haiti during the second mission.

  • Head of the Chamber of Commerce of the Department du Sud, in which Les Cayes is located, meets with the Archangel Airborne team.

  • The main sign greeting visitors and patients to the Hospital of the Immaculate Conception in Les Cayes.

  • The Archangel Airborne team meets with government officials in Les Cayes.

  • Memorandum of Understanding between Archangel Airborne and the Department of Public Health, signed by the Department.

  • Overloaded pickup. Many of these carry up to 12 people, some standing on fenders. This form of riding unsecured contributes to the trauma cases seen in the ER.

  • The Senator of the Les Cayes region (Department du Sud) meets with the Archangel Airborne team.

  • The small supply cart providing limited resources for the entire Emergency Room.

  • The Archangel Airborne medical team treats trauma in the hospital Emergency Room in Les Cayes, Haiti.

AA002 - August 2010 - Second Mission to Les Cayes, Haiti

Areas of Operation: Les Cayes, Haiti - L'Hopital Immaculee Conception

Objectives: Flight of two aircraft with 8 personnel and supplies, Memorandum of Understanding with officials, and hospital risk assessment

Accomplishments: Met objectives, and also established liaison to Le a Vache, an island of 15,000 residents near Les Cayes with no medical facilities whatsoever

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