480th ISR Wing supports disaster relief efforts

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  • 480th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing
LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. --  The 480th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing is supporting the disaster relief and recovery efforts in Haiti with high-altitude damage assessment imagery from a California-based RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle.

The imagery is being used by the Department of Defense to provide disaster assessments for the consortium of agencies working on relief efforts with U.S. Southern Command, headquartered in Miami, Fla.

"We are committed to working with our sister services, partners and allies to ensure our global enterprise can direct the talents of our team wherever needed," said Col. Daniel R. Johnson, commander of the 480th ISR Wing. "Today that need is in Haiti, and it is our privilege to support this effort and hopefully help save lives."

In addition to supporting contingency operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, the 480th ISR Wing has assisted in other humanitarian and natural disaster efforts to include hurricane and wildfire disaster damage assessment.