MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. – The 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU) began onloading approximately 1,700 personnel and their equipment today aboard the ships of the Bataan Amphibious Relief Mission to aid the people of Haiti following a 7.0 magnitude earthquake Jan. 12. 
The ships of the relief mission and the 22nd MEU were mobilized and ready to depart their home bases within 48 hours of being notified, and the onload which normally takes two days is being compressed into 16 hours due to the urgency of the situation.
The MEU along with the contingent of ships, which include USS Bataan (LHD 5); USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) and USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43), will bring much-needed assets to the Caribbean country to support the disaster relief efforts.
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