Joint Logistics Command Haiti

Fact Sheet

MISSION: Joint Logistics Command Haiti (JLC-Haiti) provides command and control of sustainment,
health service support, and distribution operations in support of Joint Task Force - Haiti (JTF-Haiti) to
enable humanitarian assistance / disaster response as well as sustainment operations to US Forces in
Haiti.
LEADERSHIP: JLC-H was formed within days of the earthquake by Fort Knoxs 3
d
Sustainment
Command (Expeditionary) when 3
d
ESC leadership began to deploy in support of JTF-Haiti. 3
d
ESC
Soldiers continued to deploy over the next two weeks and by February 3
rd
, approximately half the unit had
deployed from Fort Knox to Port-au-Prince, Haiti. On March 6
th
, 2010, the 3
d
ESC will transfer authority of
the JLC-Haiti mission to the 377
th
Theater Sustainment Command, headquartered in New Orleans.
CAPABILITIES: Under the leadership of the 3
d
ESC, JLC Haiti includes over 2000 servicemembers
3
d
ESCs Headquarters and Headquarters Company: includes senior logistical experts with
multiple deployments within the Army taken from officer, warrant officer, and NCO ranks.
7
th
Sustainment Bde: including ships, divers, laundry facilities, a postal unit and mortuary affairs,
bulk water, food and fuels.
56
th
Multi-functional Medical Bn: including health care for all U.S. forces, blood support,
preventive medicine, and veterinary services assisting NGOs and the government of Haiti
establish health services when requested.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Under the leadership of the 3
d
ESC, Joint Logistics Command Haiti
accomplished much to relieve the suffering of the people of Haiti sustain U.S. Forces assisting with the
relief efforts.
Humanitarian Aid Support: completed 2,704 humanitarian aid / distribution missions, handled
4,460 humanitarian aid containers, distributed 2.9 million humanitarian aid rations and 17 million
pounds of bulk food, in total, feeding 530,166 Haitian families
Transportation: completed 163 missions, drove 44,689 miles, transported 29,351 short tons of
supplies and handled 4,347 shipping containers and 2,227 pallets
Medical: administered 5,551 rabies vaccinations, performed 1,008 preventive medicine
assessments and treated 78 patients
Jointness: The 3
d
ESC provided logistical support to Joint Forces. For example: support to the
Coast Guard for the very first time, including obtaining a DODAAC
Contracting: processed 116 contracts, obligating over $5 million
Military movement: DRCC (Deployment / Redeployment Coordination Center) processed 351
pieces of equipment for shipment, built 950 ULNs (unit line numbers, or requests for movement)
and processed 9,123 military passengers
Sustainment of U.S. forces: issued 2.6 million MREs (Meals Ready to Eat), 3.8 million bottles of
water and purified 867,873 gallons of bulk water, also issued 457,118 gallons of fuel
Field Services: received 3,157 bags of mail and processed 12,397 individual pieces of mail, also
processed 15,017 bundles of laundry
Mortuary Affairs: recovered 40 sets of American remains and repatriated 34, to date This is the
first time that DMORT has conducted operations on foreign soil and the first time that a DMORT
team has been embedded within a mortuary affairs unit. This capability provided the ability for
100% identification of American Citizen remains on site and provided rapid repatriation to the
U.S. This partnership has not only provided a capability here in Haiti, but also a best practice that
could evolve into an enduring partnership between DMORT and the U.S. Army.

Joint Logistics Command Haiti
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Core ESC Messages and Talking Points:
Message: The 3
d
Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) has a proud expeditionary tradition and history
of deploying anytime, anywhere when needed.
Conflicts and other emergencies can happen anytime, anywhere around the globe.
Iraq / Afghanistan 2003-2008: Provided support in every OIF rotation since 2003, as well as
serving in Afghanistan as part of several rotations of Operation Enduring Freedom.
Iraq 2008-2009: Senior logistics headquarters for MNC-I in support of OIF 08-10.
We were a valuable asset in the mission to return Iraq to a state of security and self-sufficiency.
We supported the ISF and as they maintained security, stability and unity, Iraq continued to enjoy
economic growth through the domestic efforts of its people and through external investment of
the international business community.
Iraq determined its own future through safe elections and economic progress; grew in capacity
each day and took its place in the world as a proud and sovereign nation.

Message: The 3
d
Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) is an adaptive and ready unit providing
sustainment and distribution management anywhere, at any time, in any environment, against any
adversary.
We are prepared to deploy at a moments notice.
We are 8,000 Soldiers strong with units at Fort Knox and in Virginia at Fort Eustis, Fort Lee and
Fort Story.
We have command and control over 1 Sustainment Brigade, 1 Quartermaster Group and 1
Transportation Company.
When deployed, the 3
d
ESC provides single headquarters command and control for operational
level sustainment and distribution management in support of deployed Corps or JTF
Headquarters.
When we say logistics, we mean supplies, transportation, maintenance, field services,
distribution, and contracting.
When we provide personnel services, we mean human resources, financial management, legal
support, and religious support.

Message: Resilient and informed Soldiers and Family members are key to readiness they deserve our
recognition and untiring support.
We are committed to communicating effectively and often with our Soldiers and Families.
Our FRSA and virtual Family Readiness Website keep Families updated on unit news.
We have harnessed the hundreds of agencies and programs available in the Fort Knox
community to ensure our Soldiers and Families are ready for deployment and any contingency.
We need resilient Soldiers who are physically, mentally and spiritually capable of going through
multiple deployments.
We need resilient Family members who are physically, mentally and spiritually capable of going
through multiple deployments and the other stressors of life.
To be resilient, you must be able to balance your world and the world around you. You have to
not only be able to balance yourself internally (physically, mentally, and emotionally) but
externally as well (family and work).
Joint Logistics Command Haiti
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3
d
ESC Haiti Redeployment Qs and As Mar. 2010

1. When did the 3
d
ESC get to Haiti?
Our first Soldiers arrived in Haiti on January 17
th
, just five days after the earthquake, and
began laying the groundwork for the formation of Joint Logistics Command - Haiti.
About half our headquarters Soldiers deployed from Fort Knox over the next two weeks,
with the largest group arriving on February 3
rd
. That last big influx of Soldiers allowed us
to go to 24-hour operations in support of the Haitian relief effort.

2. Is it normal for an ESC to deploy in support of humanitarian operations?
No, unless you count support for the Berlin Airlift in 1947 and 1948, this is the very first
time an Army logistics unit has deployed for a humanitarian mission. But its worth
pointing out that our mission to provide logistics management anywhere at any time and
we stand ready to deploy at a moments notice, as we have proved following Haitis
earthquake.

3. What did the 3
d
ESC do in Haiti?
We did what we do wherever we deploy provide logistics in support of a higher
headquarters. In Haiti, we supported Joint Task Force Haiti by supplying U.S. troops
from all the services with everything from food to fuel. For example, we supplied the
82
nd
Airbornes 2
nd
Brigade Combat Team so they could perform their mission of security
for the Haitian relief effort. In less than two months, we support servicemembers in Haiti
by distributing 2.6 million MREs (meals ready-to-eat) and 3.8 million bottles of water.
We also helped establish laundry and mail facilities.

4. How were you able to help the Haitian people?
In less than two months, the Joint Logistics Command distributed 2.9 million
humanitarian aid rations and 17 million pounds of bulk food, in total, feeding 530,166
Haitian families. In addition, our medical team administered 5,551 rabies vaccinations,
performed 1,008 preventive medicine assessments and treated 78 patients.

5. How many Soldiers did you have with you in Haiti?
Our headquarters element consisted of about 125 Soldiers, but as a headquarters, Joint
Logistics Command Haiti team included over 2,000 servicemembers from all the
services and, for the first time, the Coast Guard as well. JLC-Haiti was supported by the
7
th
Sustainment Brigade from Fort Eustis, Virginia, the 56
th
Multi-function Medical
Battalion from Fort Lewis, Washington as well as smaller units from Fort Lee, Virginia,
Fort Bragg, North Carolina and many other places.

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6. What did those other units do?
Our 7
th
Sustainment Brigade helped the World Food Program distribute food to the
Haitian people, but also brought ships and divers to the mission. The 56
th
Multi-
functional Medical Battalion provided health care for all U.S. forces, as well as blood
support, preventive medicine, and veterinary services, plus assisting NGOs and the
government of Haiti establish health services when requested.

7. Is it normal for the ESC to deploy with a mortuary affairs unit?
Not like we did in Haiti. This deployment was the first time that a Disaster Mortuary
Operational Response Team, or DMORT, embedded within an Army mortuary affairs
unit. As a team, mortuary affairs was able to recover 40 sets of American remains and
repatriate 34, to date. This partnership has not only provided a capability in Haiti, but
also a best practice that could evolve into an enduring partnership between DMORT and
the U.S. Army.

8. Why was your deployment so short?
The 3
d
ESC was sent to Haiti as a bridging solution to satisfy the immediate need for
military logistics in Haiti, until the 377
th
Theater Sustainment Command, from New
Orleans could mobilize, train and get to Haiti to take over the mission. Another reason
this was a short tour for us was the fact that the 3
d
ESC had just redeployed from Iraq in
August of 2009.

9. Why did the Army deploy the ESC so soon after the unit returned from Iraq?
During our recent 15-month deployment to Iraq, the 3
d
ESC enhanced its reputation of
managing large-scale logistics with an extremely high level of success. When the Army
needed a unit to take care of the military logistics mission across Haiti, they knew they
could depend on the 3
rd
ESC to get the job done.

10. How was the deployment to Haiti different from the deployment to Iraq?
The main difference was the conditions we operated under. In Iraq, we fell in on a well-
established American military base with adequate housing, well-established offices and
good communications. In Haiti, we were living and working under very austere
conditions. We turned a field next to the airport in Port-au-Prince into a fully-functioning
logistics headquarters. Still, we all lived and worked in tents, ate MREs (meals ready-to-
eat) and did our own laundry in buckets we brought with us before laundry service
started.

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11. What was the biggest challenge of this deployment?
Communications. When we set up our headquarters, we had to lay the internet and
phone lines that are necessary for us to coordinate logistics for an entire joint task force.
At the beginning, we had to resort to doing our mission without e-mail and telephones,
but we were able to improve our communications capability significantly and help set up
our replacements for success.

12. What was the biggest accomplishment of this deployment?
No accomplishment was more important than saving lives of the Haitian people. But
were also proud of the way we were able to pull together units from all over the country
and all the services, including, for the first time, the coast guard into a cohesive logistics
team. With that team, we were able to reopen Haitis main port, ensuring the free flow of
needed supplies to the Haitian people.

13. How were you received by the Haitians?
As we travelled to our other camps and helped distribute food and other supplies, our
Soldiers were constantly out among the Haitian people. We found the Haitians to be
polite and very thankful for the help they received from the United Nations and from
militaries and private organizations from countries all over the world. After all theyve
been through, they remain hopeful for a better future for their country.

14. When will the ESC deploy again?
The unit is not currently under orders to deploy anywhere else, but we will be ready
when our leaders call us. In the mean time, as when we returned from Iraq, we will give
our Soldiers some time to rest and then we will reset our personnel and equipment and
continue training so were ready for our next mission, whenever that call comes.

15. Is there anything you would like to add?
While we are very proud of our accomplishments, we dont want to lose sight of the
tragedy that brought us to Haiti. Our hearts go out to the hundreds of thousands of
Haitians who lost their lives in the earthquake as well as those who continue to struggle
to work through the quakes aftermath to just survive. The 3
d
ESC is happy that we were
able to help the Haitian people get through this terrible period in their history. We know
our presence here saved lives and well always be proud of that fact.