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Helicopters

helicopters: Officials say teams on the ground on the typhoon-ravaged island of Panay are assessing the situation and the need for helicopters. , according to Times Colonist. "We're just waiting for that decision, but concurrently we are pre-positioning equipment such that we can get those helicopters in timely flow to the task force commander where he needs them for inter-theatre mobility," Col. Steve Kelsey said during a briefing in Ottawa. OTTAWA - The Canadian Forces are considering sending a detachment of three to six Griffon helicopters to help with relief efforts in the Philippines in the wake of typhoon Haiyan. A final decision will be made by an inter-departmental task force in Ottawa, but the military is preparing helicopters for the mission if it's decided to send them. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.