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Project DYNAMO expanding relief, rescue operations in Western Jamaica begins flying aerial reconnaissance flights today

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***UPDATED B-Roll for media use available here, around 6 minutes in showcases the team crossing some rough terrain, as well as the field ultrasound conducted by one of our team members on an injured man: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1f9VsZhYpbHRYDgavRKhhZ7d7vsiNmO-G/view?usp=sharing

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica – On Wednesday, a modified C337 aircraft from A2G in Titusville, Florida working with Everything Lifesaving Foundation joined Project DYNAMO‘s hurricane response efforts by flying aerial reconnaissance flights over Western Jamaica to locate stranded people in areas that are currently inaccessible and provide further situational awareness. 

During these flights, experts from Everything Lifesaving will provide critical information to Project DYNAMO’s teams on the ground to establish main supply routes, determine areas that require route clearance and assist with live aerial reconnaissance to support ongoing search and rescue efforts, as well as recovery efforts. 

Since last week, Project DYNAMO, with support from Regional Air & Transport, Everything Lifesaving, Savage Freedoms Relief Operations and Mercury One, has already pushed more than five thousand pounds of generators, water, MREs, baby formula, toiletries and tarps to the western part of the island and evacuated dozens of Americans off the island with small fixed-wing aircraft.

Additionally, ground teams from Project DYNAMO made up of decorated former U.S. Army Green Berets, U.S. Navy SEALs, and U.S. Coast Guard veterans have put boots on the ground in Sandy Bay, Johns Hall, Negril, Catherine Hall, Saint James and Spring Mount, distributing food, water and supplies, as well as providing first-aid and basic medical treatment to those in need. 

On one mission, a combined team from Project DYNAMO and Savage Freedoms Relief Operations hiked 2.6 kilometers up a mountain through treacherous terrain, where roads had been cut off by downed trees and mudslides, and distributed hundreds of meals and provided critical first aid to injured people, including conducting an ultrasound on a man who had been injured in the storm. 

Additionally, another team went door-to-door throughout the mountains near Sandy Bay, conducting medical evaluations, providing medication and delivering food and water to people in need. 

“You don’t have to go far to see that the need is enormous and essentially everywhere,” said Mario Duarte, CEO of Project DYNAMO. “We will continue providing as much assistance as we can as long as we are able to do so.” 

Project DYNAMO has been working in partnership with numerous groups including Everything Lifesaving, Savage Freedoms Relief Operations, Mercury One (founded by Glenn Beck), Somebody Cares Tampa Bay, A2G, Regional Air & Transport, Heroes for Humanity, the Jamaican Constabulary Force and more. 

Anyone interested in providing bulk donations to the hangar in Key West can do so, by contacting info@projectdynamo.net. (All pallets or boxes must be inventoried and come with a detailed list of contents.)

The most important items include Meals Ready to Eat (MREs), water, bulk food (rice and beans), baby formula, tarps and generators.  

Donations to support Project DYNAMO’s continued effort are critical and can be made by visiting projectdynamo.net or https://secure.anedot.com/project-dynamo/operation-cool-runnings.

About Project DYNAMO:
Founded during the U.S. pullout from Afghanistan in 2021, Project DYNAMO is an international search, rescue, aid and assistance 501(c)(3) non-profit organization headquartered in Florida with worldwide operations. The primary objective of Project DYNAMO is to provide assistance to those impacted in disaster areas and conflict zones throughout the world. Notably, Project DYNAMO conducted the first air-rescue missions from Afghanistan after the Taliban took control, and has negotiated the release and exfiltrated numerous Americans from captivity and false imprisonment.

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