"Adm. Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said that 9,000 to 10,000 Americans forces were expected onshore and off in Haiti by Monday, and that the Pentagon was poised to send more. Speaking at a Pentagon news conference, Admiral Mullen said that about 5,000 would be ground forces and the rest would be on ships." New York Times

"The U.S. Southern Command, meanwhile, announced that Joint Task Force Haiti, its unit in the battered Caribbean nation, has received formal approval from the Haitian government to oversee the airport." Washington Post

"Hundreds of U.S. troops were on the ground this morning, the leading edge of a military contingent that is now expected to number as many as 10,000 by the weekend. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said that he anticipated that U.S. ground forces, including soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division and the Marine Corps, would take a key role in helping distribute relief supplies quickly." Miami Herald