94th AeroClaims-Aviation Consutlant Group Gets a Call For Aviation Logistical Support From The Miami-Dade School Board "The Flight of Education One"

Dawn breaks as the Piper Chieftain dubbed "Education One" the call sign given to the flight of the Miami-Dade Public Schools Superintendent and his staff of seven blocks out at 0:6:32 EST and commence to taxi at Tamiami Regional Airport on its one day, round trip official flight to Haiti
Shown with the Founder and CEO of the 94th AeroClaims-Aviation Consultant Group Benny Benitez prior to engine starts is Miami-Dade Public School Superintendent Mr. Alberto M. Carvalho. Benny is in the company standard field operations work uniform, which has an uncanny resemblance to the attire commonly worn by Department of Defense contract personnel in Southwest Asia
A member of the 94th ACG Strategic Alliance Team of Companies is Mr. Chris Walston of Waltson Aviation an established and proper South Florida Flight Charter operation and the Miami-Dade Public School Superintendent Mr. Alberto M. Carvalho. It should be noted that Mr. Walston is an experienced Boeing 747 Cargo Pilot formerly with Southern Air Cargo
Shown plane side of "Education One" and who did not deploy to Haiti with the Superintendent and his staff and who stayed behind to coordinate ground operations with the 94th ACG Ops department concerning the flight is Mr. Mark Zaher Miami-Dade Public Schools Crisis Management Director

Picture with Benny who is third from the left is "Education One" flight members with Superintendent Mr. Caralho shown fourth from the left. It should be noted that the lady with the white pants was the Sister of the First Lady of Haiti who accompanied Superintendent Carvalho on the official and first visit of the Miami-Dade Public Schools to post earthquake Haiti

Miami, Florida 18th February 2010: On Wednesday 17th March at 10:48am the 94th AeroClaims-Aviation Consultant Group (94th ACG) operations desk got a call from the Miami-Dade School Board requesting assistance in advising toward securing airlift for the Miami-Dade School Superintendent, Mr. Alberto M. Carvalho and his staff of five (5) individuals for an official Miami-Dade County trip to earthquake torn Haiti, which also included the Sister of the First Lady of Haiti who was traveling back to Haiti with the Superintendent.

The catch was that the Superintendent and his group wanted to travel the next day for a round trip. Within minutes after concluding the initial conversation with the School Board, the (94th ACG) commenced the process to secure the aircraft and crew. Within two and half hours from getting the call, Mr. Carvalho aircraft arrangement was established for the following day with a launch time of 05:30am out of Tamiami Regional Airport (KTMB).

Being that the airport at Port Au Prince, Haiti was under the control of the U.S. Air Force Combat Air Controllers from the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron out of Hulbert Field, Florida, who essentially were the "Air Traffic Control"authority there a clearance was required. The Mission pilot Mr. Walston made numerous calls to the general 1-800 number which was set up so as to obtain the required clearances issued by the U.S.A.F but to no avail. Without an USAF issued clearance nothing was to take off the next day. Added to the pressure was that Mr. Walston was under a time constraint so as to properly file for the Instrument Flight Reference (VFR) flight for early "O-Dark Thirty" the next morning.

Restoring to the (94th ACG) contacts with the U.S. Department of Defense a call was placed by the Founder & CEO of the (94th ACG) to both Southern Command and to Joint Special Operation Command (JSOC) and within 15-17 minutes from calling the ranking leadership at both Commands, clearance number ( 021850115CNC ) was personally given to the Mission Pilot, Mr. Walston by the leading Combat Air Controller who called him directly from Haiti. It appears that after the call was made the chain of command delegation from top to bottom was keen. The next day the flight under the call sign "Education-One" manned up and launch on time. "Education-One" arrived into Haiti with no problem and Mr. Carvalho and his staff were taken by Government officials into the City to survey the damages and for his schedule meeting with the Haitian Minister of Education.

Back at Port Au Prince Airport, Mr. Walston in accordance with (94th ACG) procedures when in unstable "real world ops area" was ready to launch the aircraft within moment notice, as it was in an "Alert-7" status meaning should anything happen the aircraft was already refueled, preflighted and ready to go within seven (7) minutes of anything happening.

Back in Miami, the Miami-Dade School Board tracked the flight of "Education-One" on www. flightaware.com With a successful meeting concluded "Education-One" launch out of Haiti and arrived safely back into Miami "Mission Accomplished".