Team Rubicon: We are the new face of disaster response

Team Rubicon ^ | December 30, 2010 | Team Rubicon

[Bobibutu]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flt1AStJEwk

TEDxTalks | December 30, 2010 From his combat experiences as a soldier in Iraq and Afghanistan, Jake Wood discovered that he and other vets have developed the perfect skills for service in crisis situations outside of war. Through Team Rubicon, Jake provides a role for our 1.8 million veterans to respond to natural disasters throughout the world, and thus engages a great untapped national resource.

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http://teamrubiconusa.org

Mission:MISSION STATEMENT

Team Rubicon bridges the critical time gap between large natural disasters and conventional aid response. We provide vanguard medical care by fielding small, self-sustaining, mobile teams of specially skilled first-responders. To deploy rapidly, we rely heavily on a horizontal command structure, social networking technology, and the employment of local nationals.Company

Overview:

WHAT WE DO

We are the new face of disaster response. We bridge the gap between catastrophe and large-scale response, utilizing flat command structures, social networking technology, and simple decision making processes. We don’t wait for ideal situations to develop, we make dysfunctional situations ideal.

We are men and women not satisfied with standing on the sidelines. We believe that inaction is not an option; that our skills are needed, and that Team Rubicon is a model for delivering them. We are 21st century “Medical Minutemen.”

We are capable of doing MORE with LESS. We are self-sustaining, self-reliant and self-deploying. We bring only what we need, deploying rapidly to where we are needed. We arrive on-site, identify problems, create solutions and GET THE JOB DONE.

We are Team Rubicon.

Products:RAPID MEDICAL RESPONSE

Facebook Page:http://www.facebook.com/teamrubicon

[dustoff339]

I have been involved with Team Rubicon (TR) from the very beginning, and deployed to Haiti with them.

TR is the real deal...making use of the skill sets our veterans learned in combat, and applying it to a disaster response situation.

Please take a look at the TR website...we have some exxciting missions upcoming, and can use all the help we can get.

The bottom line is that there are people alive today who would have died had it not been for Team Rubicon!

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

Awesome. I am all for these types of endeavors as it gives our veterans a viable option for finding employment after they are discharged. Plus it helps others in need...which is a strong motivation with our folks in the military.

[Bobibutu]

Thank you for your service - then and now.

[Sawdring]

Is it an all volunteer force?