questions and then we will turn the meetng over to the chairman ofthe haiti working group, pofessor robert maguire, wh will introduce the rest of the panel. you have general keen's by yo, so will just know he was an haiti of the day of th earthquake on a prearanged visit and mediately began to organize the response. he stayed on to command the rest of the three joint task force that provided security and humanitarian assistance in the aftermath of the disaster. atits height, the operation united response had more than 22,000 american military personnel, ncluding a ombat brigade team in the 82nd airborne and two marine battalions from an aircraft carrier, the uss cool and the hospital ship. this week, th last 300 troops of the operation left haiti, leaving behind the record of accomplishment. among its achievements was e u.s. ilitary role in a rapidly recovering the port-au-prin airport and getting it up and running and operating it throughout the entire eerency phase without a major accint or incident. quite an accomplishment. carried out his duties, general keen worked with thebraillian commander