Photo ReleaseDate: February 02, 2010
Contact: District 7 Public Affairs
USCG Photos by: PA1 Adam Eggers
Coast Guard Port Security Units
assist the people of Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Members from Port Security Unit 307 above left load a 17-year-old male onto a small boat for transport to a medical station at Killick Point, Haiti. The man was brought into the port seeking medical attention and the PSU's Physician Assistant responded.
Petty Officer 2nd Class William Poertner above right carries a 5-year-old girl to a small boat for transfer to a medical station at Killick Point, Haiti. Poertner, a firefighter and paramedic with the city of Tampa, Florida, is a reservist assigned to Port Security Unit 307. The mother and little girl arrived at the port seeking medical attention and Poertner and PSU 307's Physician Assistant responded to the call for help.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Petty Officer 2nd Class Jeremiah Romankowski above left, a Health Services Technician, treats a Haitian man with multiple gunshot wounds. Romankowski, a native of Salt Lake City, Utah, is assigned to Port Security Unit 311 based out of San Pedro, Calif.
LAOGANE, Haiti — Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Jay Wamsley above middle, examines a pregnant woman just a few hours before she gave birth to a healthy boy. Wamsley, an Environmental Health and Safety Officer, is temporarily assigned to Port Security Unti 307. Members of PSU 307 visited a Haitian orphanage and non-profit charity run Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Paul Cormier, to donate food and lift the spirits of the children. An estimated 400 people received food donated by PSU 307.
LAOGANE, Haiti — Haitian children from a small village outside of Port-Au-Prince, Haiti, smile as they eat a Meal-Ready to-Eat, donating by Port Security Unit 307. Members of PSU 307 visited a Haitian orphanage and non-profit charity run Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Paul Cormier, to donate food and lift the spirits of the children. An estimated 400 people received food donated by PSU 307.
