More Fort Hood troops heading to Haiti Posted On: Tuesday, Feb. 9 2010 04:08 AM By Amanda Kim Stairrett
Killeen Daily Herald

More Fort Hood units are deploying to Haiti, all of them from the 13th Sustainment Command.

The 502nd Postal Platoon departed Fort Hood Monday night.

The platoon will have 48 hours to set up an Army Post Office, and will run it and assist in mail terminal and distribution facilities, according to a XVIII Airborne Corps report on Thursday.

The platoon is in the 502nd Human Resources Company, Brigade Troops Battalion, 4th Sustainment Brigade.

Nine soldiers of the 4th Sustainment's 5th Financial Management Company left Fort Hood for Fort Sill, Okla., on Feb. 3, where they will team with another unit before departing for Haiti, according to information from the brigade.

Those soldiers will establish a finance operations center for American troops in Haiti.

The 553rd Corps Support Battalion's 62nd Quartermaster Company is expected to depart this week for Haiti, according to information from the brigade.

The 43rd Veterinary Services Detachment left Jan. 29 for Haiti. The 583rd Medical Logistics Company said farewell during a Feb. 2 ceremony at Fort Hood.

Both are in the 1st Medical Brigade.

Fort Hood is sending units to Haiti that have unique specialties, Lt. Gen. Robert Cone, III Corps and Fort Hood commander, said last week.

Fort Hood hasn't sent any major combat units to the relief efforts, Cone said. Those were provided by the XVIII Airborne Corps and other Army and Marines units on the East Coast.