USS Normandy returns from Haiti

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) - The guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60) returned to Naval Station Norfolk Tuesday after completing relief operations off the coast of Haiti as part of Operation Unified Response. The ship left Haiti on Feb. 6.

The Normandy was deployed to Haiti and on station for 21 days.   While there, they Normandy and its crew delivered 125,000 meals of special dehydration food mix donated by the not-for-profit organization "Kids Against Hunger," more than 1,000 gallons of water, plus other food products to include peanut butter, bread, and Meal-Ready-to-Eat (MRE), during a series of assessment and assistance visits to Haitain towns.

The ship's Mayport-based helicopter detachment, which launched from Normandy daily, delivered 75,142 pounds of food and water, 3,000 pounds of medical supplies throughout the Port-au-Prince area, and conducted medical evacuations of 107 injured Haitians to medical treatment facilities throughout the area.

The Normandy began assessment and assistance missions in Haiti on Jan. 23, when it visited the town of Petit Trou de Nippes, which lies on the northwestern coast of Haiti's southern claw.