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Operation Hestia is the name of the Canadian Forces humanitarian response to the 2010 Haiti earthquake which struck Haiti on 12 January 2010. Operation Hestia is the military component of an interagency response that also involves Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAIT) and the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). The headquarters for Operation Hestia were established in the city of Jacmel.〔CTV National News, airdate 27 January 2010〕 == Force composition == The Canadian Forces deployed approximately 2,000 personnel, including the Air Component under the Command of Col Scott Clancy, and with a Naval Task Group from CFB Halifax, Nova Scotia, under the command of Maritime Command Captain Art McDonald, comprising: * the destroyer HMCS ''Athabaskan'', carrying a CH-124 Sea King * the frigate HMCS ''Halifax''; * six CH-146 Griffon helicopters from 1 Wing Kingston squadrons; * a CC-177 Globemaster; * a CC-130 Hercules for airlift support; * the Disaster Assistance Response Team with three reverse osmosis water purification units; * an urban rescue and recovery team made up of search-and-rescue technicians and firefighters from across Canada; * a detachment of Military Police; and * a Land Force group drawn mostly from Canadian Forces Base Valcartier in Quebec, mainly due to French-speaking Haiti, comprising: * * the Task Force Headquarters, including the Task Force Commander’s staff; * * a signals squadron, * * a light infantry battalion drawn from the 3rd Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment, with two rifle companies, one service support company, one headquarters company, and a field engineer element; plus * * a Joint Task Force Support Element, drawn primarily from 5 Service Battalion, offering combat service support, Military Police and construction engineering support. The battalion of the Royal 22e Régiment deployed to Haiti can only remain on station until late-March, as they will need to deploy to California, for training, prior to deployment to Afghanistan.〔Vancouver Sun, ("UN picks Clinton to head Haiti aid co-ordination" ), Steven Edwards, ''3 February 2010'' (accessed 3 February 2010)〕〔http://www.army.forces.gc.ca/land-terre/news-nouvelles/story-reportage-eng.asp?id=4044〕 Withdrawal is expected to be complete by April.〔CTV News, ("GG receives warm welcome in Port-au-Prince" ), ''9 March 2010'' (accessed 9 March 2010)〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Operation Hestia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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