The U.S. military is lending support to disaster-stricken Haiti on the ground, in the air and by sea. One unit, however, is helping out from just a bit farther away — space.
The Joint Functional Component Command for Space here is continuing to support relief efforts in Haiti by providing space effects such as satellite communications and Position Timing and Navigation services.
At any given time, up to 200 personnel, including the JFCC-Space staff, Joint Space Operations Center, and JFCC-Space tactical units, are contributing to the overall space support being delivered to Haiti. Additionally, the JSpoC Force Enhancement Team, which is made up of approximately 30 personnel, is primarily responsible for theater integration and is the JFCC-Space focal point for the reception of space support requests (requests for space effects from users such as those at Southern Command and Joint Task Force-Haiti).
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