Poland-Ukraine - DAILY SITREP 3/04/2022 (LAST 24 HRS)

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04 March 2022 LAST 24

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Follow-on Aerial Recovery Group (ARG) team members are enroute and the Mission Leader has made it across the border. Contact with the advanced recon team has taken place and brief backs have begun.  The Polish team house was found to be unsuitable for operations and an alternative was identified and secured.  Meetings with Ukrainian authorities have been set for early morning of the 5th of March. Aerial team expects to be fully mission capable within the next 48 hours.  Global Empowerment mission has sent medical supplies, equipment and food which was delivered by ARG to a Lviv church partner.  Additional larger distribution locations need to be scouted and large areas to hold refugees coming west on the Ukrainian side of the border.  Pre-coordination to include flights have been made with the Medical Support team and they...

Poland-Ukraine - DAILY SITREP 3/03/2022 (LAST 24 HRS)

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CURRENT SITUATION & SUMMARY

03 March 2022 LAST 24

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HIGHLIGHTS

• Established TEAM HOUSE “COLORADO”, host was very hospitable and was great about providing local knowledge.
• Morning was spent coordinating efforts with NGO groups in the region that are running supply routes.   
• 1200: coordinated with a driver to take us around the City to identify refugee safe houses and perform route reconnaissance.     
• 1330: communicated with bus drivers the importance of the fully stocking and preparing safe havens for current and future rescued orphans. 
• 1415: Interpreter brought two drivers with two cars to assist in further reconnaissance and defensive position checks around the City. 
• Our first stop was at a large church that had class rooms available while school was canceled for boarding of orphans.  Church had a kitchen and bedding to help.  
• While...

Poland-Ukraine Op- DAILY SITREP 3/02/2022 (LAST 24 HRS)

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CURRENT SITUATION & SUMMARY

02 March 2022 LAST 24

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HIGHLIGHTS

• 0900 Meeting with GEM leadership about supply chain coming from CONUS and expected arrival dates.  Coordinated tentative delivery points in Lviv, Ukraine. 
• 0930 March 2, J. M. and F. T. departed hotel to secure supplies to redistribute in Lviv, Ukraine.    
• At 1100 first vehicle was secured, supplies picked up and departed for border crossing Alpha route drive time was about 2.5 hours.  The last hour was a two lane unmaintained rural route with significant potholes.   
• Approximately 2 miles from the border local Ukrainian police had traffic stopped and would not allow entry to access crossing.  After a conversation about being NGO they cooperated.  
• At border crossing alpha lines to cross took about an hour for first checkpoint.  At that stop we were turned around and found...

Poland-Ukraine Op- DAILY SITREP 2/28-3/01/2022 (LAST 48 HRS)

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CURRENT SITUATION & SUMMARY

01 March 2022 LAST 48

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Aerial Recovery Group’s follow on team has successfully linked up with advanced reconnaissance team.  Information has been passed off, and current plans are moving forward as expected.  Due to increased requests for support, Aerial will be immediately deploying an additional support team.  Donations will be needed to support operations. 

HIGHLIGHTS

• On 28 February, J. Martinez and F. Russell departed Nashville, TN to their destination Rzeszow, Poland. Arrived at Hotel Rzeszow at 1830 after a 4-hour layover in kWarsaw, Poland. Op agenda is to secure transportation and secure safe-houses in LVIV.  Identify a distribution point to provide aid relief to Ukrainian Refugees & Orphans in partnership with Global Empowerment Mission.   
• An estimated 125 known individuals ranging from orphans to...