Hi Virginia,
I missed that one. I've tried a few times to find out just what material aid 
our military provides but without success so far. I guess a letter to my Fed 
MP is in order.
The situation with the US military comes up regularly. I guess partially 
because it's a very large armed force! but there is also an expectation that 
they will delivery formula as aid. See below, it seems that "Strike forces" 
ususally carry formula. Very bad!
Karleen Gribble
Australia

"http://www.navytimes.com/news/2008/05/navy_myanmar_050608w/
The naval force nearest to the hard-hit region is the 31st Marine 
Expeditionary Unit, with more than 2,000 Marines embarked on three 
amphibious ships, including the amphibious assault ship Essex. The Essex 
Expeditionary Strike Group, normally based in Japan, is operating in the 
Gulf of Thailand, off Thailand's eastern coast, and preparing for the 
scheduled "Cobra Gold" exercises that begin on Thursday, Cmdr. Jeff Davis, a 
Navy spokesman at the Pentagon, said Tuesday afternoon."They are four or 
five days steaming time away," Davis said. Expeditionary strike groups 
typically carry "a significant amount" of humanitarian supplies, such as 
food, diapers and baby formula, when they deploy, he said.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "vgthorley" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, October 12, 2008 1:43 PM
Subject: Re: VELB/infant feeding in emergencies


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Not just the US military.  A few years ago, when Australians were being 
evacuated from the Solomon Islands in the Pacific, the media showed pictures 
of our Australian Navy boys and girls bottle-feeding babies "to give the 
mothers a break".  The television report didn't say if the babies were 
already artificially fed.  It did, however, suggest that bottle-feeding the 
babies was good preparation for the young sailors for parenthood.
The intimate mental association of babies with bottles has been deep-seated 
in our Australian culture for a hundred years, and possibly more.  Bottles 
continue to be on signage for parenting rooms for feeding and changing 
babies, except where a building has accepted the babycare symbol (and met 
the standards required) that is promoted by ABA.  They still appear on 
congratulations cards for new parents, with dolls, and to decorate other 
"baby" things.
I hope those young navy personnel have since learned, before becoming 
parents, that women have breasts and what they are for.
Virginia
in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia



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