2010 - A year in review: Dobbins aircrew returns from Haiti Published Dec. 9, 2010 94th AW Public Affairs DOBBINS AIR RESERVE BASE, Ga. -- Team Dobbins excelled throughout the 2010 calendar year with 94th Airlift Wing and individual Airmen, civilian and contractor accomplishments. The following article was chosen for the year in review because it exemplifies the standard of excellence Team Dobbins is known for. The chosen articles, photos and commentaries also celebrate the service, thoughts and deeds of our Airmen, civilians and contractors--present, past and future. Dobbins aircrew returns from Haiti Public Affairs 1/22/2010 - DOBBINS AIR RESERVE BASE, Ga. -- A C-130 aircrew that deployed to assist the Haiti earthquake relief efforts safely returned here Jan. 22. The seven-member aircrew from the 700th Airlift Squadron deployed Jan. 17 and spent their time transporting medical team members from the 94th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron here and a communications team to Florida and delivered food, water and fuel to the earthquake victims in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The aircrew were also able to transport journalists and a Congressional delegation from Haiti to San Juan, Puerto Rico. The aircrew arrived in Haiti at night and was only on the ground for an hour. However, they still could recognize how much damage the earthquake had caused. "There were very few lights," said Maj. Jeff Hentz, 700th AS. "You could tell the whole city was either on emergency generators or maybe just a couple of generators ... It was just a lack of lights overall that was kind of shocking." There was only one working runway in Port-au-Prince for the crew to land and the airport was a "beehive of activity," said Senior Master Sgt. Dave Violette, loadmaster with the 700th Airlift Squadron. "Flying in, we could see ground fires ... when we got off the plane, you could smell smoke from all those fires that were down there," said Sergeant Violette. "But the flight line itself was just full of reporters and foreigners down there. We saw planes from all over the world bringing in [supplies]." The aircrew's efforts were part of a larger plan by the U.S. military and International organizations to aide the Caribbean nation, which was devastated by a massive 7.0 magnitude earthquake Jan. 12. *The Marietta Daily Journal contributed to this story*
