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Update on the team as of 1000 hours
on Wednesday, January 20
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Number of rescues to date for the team
is 16. The last rescue was completed last night at approximately 2300
hours. The team assisted French and Turkish teams in the rescue of a
25 year old female.
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To date, international SAR teams have
rescued 122 individuals. U.S. SAR teams have rescued 43 of the 122.
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There were no night operations last
night.
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The team was awakened this morning at
0609 hours by a 6.1 magnitude aftershock - all team members were in
the BoO at the time and all are well.
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Tasks for today include deployment of
Recon and Rescue assets to the new epicenter site - this assignment
may prove to be lengthy due to the distance from the BoO and extremely
heavy traffic. The team will also be sending personnel back to the
Hotel Montana to assist with delayering operations and Human Remains
recovery.
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Access to transportation and escorts is
getting better but is still an issue
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Shortage of fuel is an issue - the team
is being allotted 15 gallons a day
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Poor satellite telephone reception
continues to be an issue, however, hand-held radios are working very
well
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Restock of supplies continues to be an
issue. The team has restocked on water and MRE's. Bottled water is
being reserved for crews work in in the field and personnel in the BoO
are refilling empty bottles with water that is filtered on the embassy
grounds.
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Team members are all physically,
mentally and medically in good health with the exception of a few bug
bites. Canine Tomo suffered some dehydration/electrolyte issues
yesterday. He was given fluids and is doing well.
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Demobilization plans are being developed
but no timeline for demobilization has been established.
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