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Because of the difficulty in refueling planes, Nelson said the Air Force is trying to make sure that any planes flying into Port-au-Prince have adequate fuel to fly out.
The Air Force's 23rd Special Tactics Squadron is part of the Air Force equivalent of the Navy SEALS or the Army's Delta Force.
Nelson said the squadron flew into Haiti Wednesday night from its headquarters at Hurlburt Field, Florida. The squadron's main mission was to re-establish an air traffic control system at Haiti's biggest airport.
The air traffic control team with his unit walked off the plane with radios on their back and within minutes were talking to in-bound planes that were trying to land with humanitarian aid, Nelson said.
The airmen were equipped to provide security for the airport, but Nelson said he knew of "no issues of violence or crime at the airport" as of Thursday afternoon.
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I'm open to correction if this is an apt comparison, but
That said, good job, and good luck to the AF guys doing the work - I'm pretty sure that the last time I flew in and out of Port au Prince ('95), we were running the airport then, too.