The U.S. Military Response to the 2010 Haiti Earthquake: Considerations for Army Leaders in Bloomington, MN

This report examines how Joint Task Force–Haiti (JTF-Haiti) supported the humanitarian assistance and disaster relief efforts in Haiti. It focuses on how JTF-Haiti was organized, how it conducted Operation Unified Response, and how the U.S. Army supported that effort. The analysis includes a review of existing authorities and organizations and explains how JTF-Haiti fit into the U.S. whole-of-government approach and the international response.