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NATO delivers aid to Pakistan
Oct.
2005 - Jan. 2006
| All NATO countries contribute to Pakistan relief |
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08 Feb. – ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- On October 8, 2005, a devastating earthquake hit Pakistan. NATO played a full part in the world’s response to the disaster, with every member state contributing in some form. The NATO Response Force (NRF) established an air bridge and deployed over 1,200 soldiers from 17 NATO countries into Pakistan.
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| NATO to hold final press conference in Islamabad |
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30 Jan. – ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- NATO officials, NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Operations, Maurits Jochems and commander DJTF/NDRT Air Commodore Andrew Walton will hold a final press conference to mark the end of NATO’s disaster relief mission in Pakistan on Tuesday January 31 st, at the Serena Hotel in Islamabad , Pakistan at 1500.
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| NATO Land Component Command leaves Pakistan |
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29 Jan. – ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- The Spanish-led Land Component Command (LCC) of the NATO Disaster Relief Team in Pakistan departed early this morning from Chaklala Air Base in Islamabad.
NATO brought engineers and medics after a request from the Pakistani Government to assist in the emergency relief efforts after the October 8th earthquake.
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| NATO fuel farm reached 1,000 refuels |
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27 Jan. – ABBOTABAD, Pakistan -- The French-led fuel farm of the NATO Disaster Relief Team in Pakistan reached the land mark of 1,000 refuels and more than 2,200 cubic meters delivered, in Abbotabad, 150 km north of Islamabad, in the Kashmir Mountains since the beginning of operations here December 1st.
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| Polish engineers leave Pakistan |
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26 Jan. – ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- The first group of Polish soldiers assigned to the NATO Response Force in Pakistan departed early this morning from Chaklala Air Base.
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| Luxembourg air rescue helicopter aids Pakistan |
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20 Jan. – "Luxembourg 01". This is the code name given to the Luxembourg Air Rescue helicopter of the Air Mobile Medical Team in the NATO Disaster Relief Team in Pakistan .
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| Commander DJTF/NATO Disaster Relief Team, Air Commodore Walton, said NATO is planning to wind down relief ops |
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16 Jan. – Air Commodore Andrew Walton, Commander of NATO’s Disaster Relief team in Pakistan has announced that NATO is beginning its wind down of operations this week so that all personnel will have left the Kashmir region by February 1st.
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| Lisbon students and NATO staff help Pakistani Hospice |
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12 Jan. – Children at the Saint Joseph Hospice in Islamabad have something to smile about, thanks to the students from the third grade class of an international school in Lisbon and the NATO Disaster Relief Team (NDRT) staff.
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| NATO engineers assist UNICEF to deliver aid |
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11 Jan. – NATO engineers provided logistical support for a UNICEF aid convoy into the isolated mountain villages of earthquake-ravaged Kashmir. UNICEF is running a distribution programme for needy families affected by the earthquake and Kashmiri winter.
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NATO mobile medical teams treated more than
3000 patients |
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9 Jan. – NATO Air Mobile Medical Teams in Pakistan have treated over 3,000 patients in the earthquake-affected area of Kashmir since they started operations in November.
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| NATO Rescue vehicles in the Kashmir Mountains |
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6 Jan. – Spanish engineers from the Land Component Command (LCC), NATO Response Force in Pakistan recovered cargo truck from the edge of ravine January 5th, near the LCC headquarters in Arja, 140 km north of Islamabad, in the Kashmir Mountains.
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| NATO engineers clearing roads after snow storm |
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6 Jan. – As the first heavy snow storm of the season in the Azad Kashmir province hits the earthquake-affected area, Spanish engineers of the Multinational Engineer Battalion belonging to the Land Component Command of NATO Response Force in Pakistan started cleaning the roads heading to Islamabad.
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| NATO Engineers deliver school supplies in Arja |
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5 Jan. – Personnel assigned to the Spanish-led Land Component Command (LCC), NATO Response Force in Pakistan, delivered a little bit of hope to two schools in Arja, in the Kashmir Mountains, courtesy of the Spanish Ministry of Defense.
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| Kashmir snow does not stop NATO engineers |
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3 Jan. – As
the earthquake ravaged population of Kashmir shivered in the winter
snow, British Engineers, made their way up the mountains to the
isolated village of Dhal Khazian to build winter shelters.
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| Pakistan Army participate in Saint Sylvester
run |
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| Members of the Land Component Command (LCC), NATO
Response Force (NRF) in Pakistan said goodbye to 2005 with the traditional
New Year's Eve Run (Saint Sylvester), two months after they have
been building shelters, repairing roads, building schools, removing
debris and treating thousands of patients in the earthquake-affected
area of Kashmir.
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| NATO reaches 1,000 relief sorties in Pakistan |
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27 Dec. – ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – NATO
Disaster Relief Team in Pakistan helicopter crews have flown more
than 1,000 relief flights delivering relief aid to earthquake survivors
in Pakistan’s remote Kashmir Mountains own more than since
beginning flight operations here November 6.
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| NATO Response Force in Pakistan CIMIC teams
delivering until the end |
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27 Dec. – As
we approach the final stage of the 90-day NATO Disaster Relief
Operations in Pakistan, The Land Component Command Civil Military
Cooperation teams (CIMIC) are sprinting to the finish line. They
are working hard to bring as much aid as possible to those affected
by the October 8th earthquake here.
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| Commando Engineers Win Traditional Boxing
Day Football Match |
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27 Dec. – British
Engineers from 59 Independent Commando Squadron Royal Engineers
and Royal Marines Engineers enjoyed a traditional Christmas break
after a month of building winter community shelters in Kashmir.
Along with the traditional Christmas dinner and associated festivities,
the engineers played in a football tournament on the following
day.
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| NATO forces set up tents for schooling the boys and girls of the Bagh district |
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21 Dec. – ARJA, Pakistan — The NATO troops of the Headquarters Support Battalion of the LCC FCE help the students of the district by setting up tents in their spare time.
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| NATO
helicopters surpass 1500 ton mark |
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20 Dec. – ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The German helicopters belonging to the NATO Disaster Relief Team have transported more than 1500 tons of relief goods and over 3500 victims in the Kashmir region.
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| Spanish
General visits NATO Disaster Relief Team in Pakistan |
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20 Dec. – ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Lieutenant
General Javier Arregui, (Spanish, Army) Commander of the Land Component
Command (LCC), NATO Response Force 5 (NRF 5), NATO Rapid Deployable
Corps Spain (NRDC-Spain), travelled to Pakistan December 16 to
visit the LCC personnel working for the relief operation in the
Bagh District.
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| Vice
Chief of Pakistani Army Staff visits NATO teams at Arja |
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16 Dec. – ARJA, Pakistan — General Ahsan Saleem Hyat, the Vice Chief of Army Staff, visited NATO engineering and medical units working in Bagh District on 16 December. He was accompanied by Lieutenant General Javier Arregui (Spanish Army), Land Component Commander who had recently arrived from Spain on a short visit to NATO teams in the area.
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| NATO
Disaster Relief Team working at full strength |
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15 Dec. – ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The Italian Heavy Engineer contingent assigned to the NATO Disaster Relief Team has received all its heavy equipment and reached full strength although their personnel arrived December 2nd and started working immediately on roads and damaged and destroyed structures.
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| NATO
continues relief efforts by its mandate |
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08 Dec. – ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — NATO’s short -term relief mission is focused on delivering assistance to as many survivors of the 8 October earthquake as possible, helping pave the way for other agencies to begin the process of longer-term assistance and reconstruction.
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NATO
teams overcome difficult environment
to deliver relief |
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02 Dec. – ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Situated near the epicentre of the devastating October 8 earthquake here, the District of Bagh in Pakistani Kashmir spans some of the most beautiful, yet treacherous terrain in the world. Day by day, snow covering the tops of the jagged Himalayan peaks creeps down the mountains, threatening many earthquake survivors.
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| NATO
personnel aid accident victims |
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14 Nov. – ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Just after noon today, a small bus carrying 19 people fell 20 meters into a ravine near NATO’s engineering camp in Arja killing nine of the passengers.
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| NATO
teams rush to beat approaching winter |
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13 Nov. – ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — NATO continued expanding its relief efforts today in the air and on the ground as NATO helicopters evacuated hundreds of earthquake victims from remote villages; NATO medics treated hundreds of patients while continuing to expand their hospital facility; and NATO engineers worked with the Pakistani Army to build winterized shelters.
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| NATO hospital expands capability |
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9 Nov. – ISLAMABAD, Pakistan —NATO's medical team near Bagh, already treating hundreds of people a day, reached a new milestone today as a sophisticated 60-bed inpatient facility opened its doors.
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| NATO airlift tops 1000 tons |
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3 Nov. – Mons, Belgium -
An Italian C-130 Hercules carrying 10.4 tons of tents and blankets landed in Islamabad yesterday bringing the total relief supplies flown into Pakistan by NATO to over 1000 tons. On that same day, four more C-130s and a B-747 flew in some 86.2 additional tons.
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| NATO medical team preparing
hospital as more aid arrives |
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1 Nov. – Mons, Belgium -
The first elements of the NATO field medical team, which moved on Sunday
to the Bagh area, are now setting up a hospital in the earthquake stricken
area.
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| Dutch medical team and
NRF Land Component Headquarters arrives in Pakistan |
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30 Oct. – Mons,
Belgium -- Advance elements of a Dutch
medical team arrived in Pakistan yesterday and should be ready
to treat casualties at the beginning of next week.
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| NATO Response
Force deployment builds up |
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27 Oct. – MONS, Belgium--
The build-up of NATO forces in Pakistan to help with earthquake relief is gathering pace, with several groups of troops arriving over the next few days.
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| NATO Response Force prepares for fresh
arrivals |
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26 Oct. – MONS, Belgium--
Two days after its arrival in Islamabad , the Deployable Joint Task Force Headquarters, led by Vice Admiral John Stufflebeem, commander of Joint Command Lisbon, is co-ordinating with Pakistani authorities the areas where the NATO Response Force troops will be deployed. Several options are being considered.
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| NATO Response Force arrives in Pakistan |
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25 Oct. – MONS, Belgium--
The first element of the NATO Response Force (NRF), the Deployable Joint Task Force Headquarters (tactical), arrived in Islamabad late Monday evening. This first deployment follows the activation order sent by Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), General James L. Jones, to the Commander of the NRF, Vice Admiral John Stufflebeem.
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| NATO Response Force headquarters departs to Pakistan |
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24 Oct. – MONS, Belgium--
Following the Activation Order sent by Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), General James L. Jones, to the Commander of the NATO Response Force (NRF), Vice Admiral John Stufflebeem, the Deployable Joint Task Force Headquarters (tactical) from Joint Command Lisbon will arrive in Islamabad tonight.
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| NATO Continues to Operate Air Bridge to Pakistan |
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24 Oct. – MONS, Belgium--
In the last 48 hours, six C-130 cargo aircraft from the NATO Response Force delivered supplies for the earthquake stricken people of Pakistan over NATO’s new air bridge from Incirlik, Turkey to Islamabad. Two additional flights are scheduled to arrive in Islamabad today, after having staged overnight in the Gulf Region.
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| Supreme Allied Commander Europe sends Activation Order to enhance assistance for Pakistan |
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| 22 Oct. – Mons (Belgium) --
Following the North Atlantic Council’s approval on 21 October of the Operation Plan that addresses NATO’s further military response to Pakistan’s request for relief support to the earthquake victims, General James L. Jones, Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), sent yesterday the Activation Order to all nations that have forces assigned to the NATO Response Force (NRF).
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| NATO Operates Air Bridge to Pakistan |
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20 Oct. – Mons (Belgium) --Early this week, NATO established a new air bridge from Incirlik, Turkey, to Islamabad to carry supplies for the earthquake stricken people of Pakistan.
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| SACEUR
reviews
NATO Operations, and
earthquake relief effort |
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19 Oct - MONS, Belgium --
NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), US Marine
Corps General James L Jones, held a press conference today to
review NATO’s military operations and outline progress
on NATO’s relief efforts for earthquake victims in Pakistan.
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| NATO opens new air bridge to Pakistan |
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19 Oct. – MONS, Belgium --
NATO has established a new air bridge from Incirlik, Turkey, to
Islamabad to carry supplies for the earthquake stricken people
of Pakistan, with four transport aircraft setting off today. First
to depart Incirlik was a French C-130, followed by C-130s from
Britain, Italy and Greece.
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| NATO continues relief to Pakistan |
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17 Oct. – MONS, Belgium – An
aircraft with supplies for the earthquake stricken people of Pakistan
is due to depart this afternoon from Siauliai, Lithuania, after
having loaded approximately three tons of donated tents and camp
stoves.
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| NATO delivers aid to Pakistan |
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15 Oct. – ISLAMABAD, Pakistan
-- A flight training cargo crew from NATO's Airborne Early
Warning and Control Force Command landed in Islamabad Pakistan
, Oct. 14 to deliver supplies to the earthquake stricken nation.
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| Humanitarian
Aid arrives in Pakistan |
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14 Oct – MONS, Belgium – Today,
at 0450 hrs local time, the first NATO cargo aircraft arrived in
Islamabad with seven tons of tents, blankets and sleeping bags
donated by Slovenia to the earthquake victims in Pakistan.
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| Humanitarian Aid Underway |
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13 Oct – KONYA, Turkey –A
flight training cargo crew from NATO's Airborne Early Warning and
Control Force took a break from their normal flight routines to
deliver aid to earthquake stricken Pakistan.
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| NATO Deploys E-3A Component to bring relief supplies
to Pakistan |
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13 Oct – NATO AIR BASE
GEILENKIRCHEN, GERMANY –The first NATO mission to
bring relief supplies to the earthquake stricken regions of Pakistan
left Geilenkirchen, Germany today.
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