The priorities for the mission are rescue efforts, search for the missing, medical aid, security, retrieving French citizens, organizing humanitarian aid, and delivery.[2]
The operation started on Wednesday 13 January 2010.[3]
Force composition
3 Casa aircraft from the Franche-Comté squadron[3][4]
19 January 2010, 400 personnel, mostly police and civil rescue units, and 48 tonnes of freight were delivered by the mission. 500 French and European nationals have been evacuated.[2]Francis Garnier left port in Antilles, making for Haiti.[5]
24 January 2010, Siroco arrived at Port-au-Prince and anchored in the bay, delivering 2000 tonnes of aid. It is equipped with four helicopters, two landing craft, two operating theatres and 50 hospital beds.[8][9]
28 January 2010, about 600 troops are engaged in relief operations. Over 220 tonnes of aid has been delivered.[9]
30 January 2010, over 126 have been medevaced to Fort-de-France and Pointe-à-Pitre. Over 38 operations have been performed, by the team of 21 at French military field hospital and aboard Siroco.[11]
Elements of 33e RIMa have set up in Port-au-Prince.[4] The 1er RSMA has been setting up refugee tent camps.[1]
20 February 2010, Siroco ends its mission, leaves Haiti, and heads for its home port of Toulon.[12][13]
5 March 2010, Siroco arrives home in Toulon.[12][13]
