DoD Support to Haiti

The Department of Defense is supporting the Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission in Haiti.

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DoD Support to Haiti - PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — U.S. Department of Defense contractors install an Overhead Gunner Protection Kit (OGPK), commonly referred to as “turret” atop a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) MaxxPro vehicle Aug. 27, 2024. The OGPKs will enhance the field of view and protection of Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission personnel utilizing MRAPs during joint security operations with the Haitian National Police. U.S. Air Force C-17 transport crews began delivering 34 OGPKs to Haiti August 23. The contractors will install the kits on 34 MRAPs delivered for the MSS under a Presidential Drawdown Authority that permits the transfer of U.S. federal resources to nations contributing personnel to the MSS to bolster their support of Haitian led security operations. (U.S. Southern Command photo)
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240608-F-MO425-1248 - PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — U.S. Department of Defense supplied Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles delivered to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, July 6-8, 2024 are prepared for transfer to Kenyan personnel deployed to the Caribbean nation as part of the Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission. The MSS Mission is utilizing 10 MRAPs transferred to it to help the Haitian National Police restore security in regions impacted by widespread gang violence. The MRAPs were delivered as part of the U.S. government’s ongoing support to Haitian-led security efforts in the country. At the direction of U.S. Southern Command, U.S. Air Force C-17 transport aircraft began delivering 24 additional MRAPs to Port-au-Prince Aug. 23 for transfer to the MSS. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mitchell Corley)
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240608-F-MO425-1203 - PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Airmen assigned to the U.S. Air Force’s 14th Airlift Squadron, deliver Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) MaxxPro vehicles to awaiting personnel at Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, July 7, 2024. Ten MRAP vehicles were delivered to Haiti July 6-8, 2024, and transferred to Kenyan personnel deployed to the Caribbean nation as part of the Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission. The MSS Mission is utilizing the vehicles to help the Haitian National Police restore security in regions impacted by widespread gang violence. At the direction of U.S. Southern Command, U.S. Air Force C-17 transport aircraft began delivering 24 additional MRAPs to Port-au-Prince Aug. 23 for transfer to the MSS. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mitchell Corley)
Military personnel unload a vehicle from a military transport aircraft.
240607-F-MO425-1146 - PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Gabriel Kilgore, a loadmaster assigned to the 14th Airlift Squadron, offloads a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) MaxxPro vehicle at Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, July 7, 2024. Ten MRAP vehicles were delivered to Haiti July 6-8, 2024, and transferred to Kenyan personnel deployed to the Caribbean nation as part of the Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission. The MSS Mission is utilizing the vehicles to help the Haitian National Police restore security in regions impacted by widespread gang violence. At the direction of U.S. Southern Command, U.S. Air Force C-17 transport aircraft began delivering 24 additional MRAPs to Port-au-Prince Aug. 23 for transfer to the MSS. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mitchell Corley)
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240608-F-MO425-1168 - PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — U.S. Air Force Capt. Jacqueline Bartlett, a pilot assigned to the 14th Airlift Squadron, conducts a final approach to Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, aboard a C-17 Globemaster III July 7, 2024. The cargo aircraft was delivering two of 10 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) MaxxPro vehicles delivered to Haiti July 6-8, 2024, and transferred to Kenyan personnel deployed to the Caribbean nation as part of the Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission. The MSS Mission is utilizing the MRAP vehicles to help the Haitian National Police restore security in regions impacted by widespread gang violence. At the direction of U.S. Southern Command, U.S. Air Force C-17 transport aircraft began delivering 24 additional MRAPs to Port-au-Prince Aug. 23 for transfer to the MSS. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mitchell Corley)
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A look at Department of Defense support to the Haiti airport security and Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission.

 

 

 

As the effort continues for the achievement of a more stable and prosperous Haiti, U.S. Southern Command has coordinated U.S. military aircraft flights transporting civilian contracted personnel, equipment, and supplies into Toussaint Louverture International Airport, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, to support the Multinational Security Support (MSS) Mission.

 

As of Jan. 3, 2025, DoD support included:

Airlift

  • 180 sorties flown into Haiti
  • 5,166 short tons of cargo delivered
  • Transported civilian contractors into Haiti

Cargo Delivered

  • Hygiene and sanitation
  • Building materials
  • Sustainment supplies
  • Heavy equipment
  • Medical supplies
  • Non-lethal equipment
  • Vehicles

This mission is made possible due to the continued coordination and support with the Haitian stakeholders who are working to keep the airport open and operations continuing. 

The United States will continue to provide robust and multi-faceted support to Haiti as it moves toward a more secure and prosperous future.

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