Viewers understand and expect reporters to be human. But reporters should also be aware, that if they get too caught up in their own adventures, they risk becoming reality show stars, and losing the credibility that so vital when they go back to their other job: journalism.

The U.S. Marine Corps has spent billions developing a revolutionary heli-plane that would be capable of speeding to any corner of the world, and then shift into helicopter mode to deliver troops and heavy equipment to the most remote and rugged terrain. So why wasn’t the V-22 Osprey used to get first responders to Haiti in the crucial first 24–48 hours, when they could have saved countless additional lives?

Jamie appears on Fox News Channel to discuss Haiti overflight with Shannon Bream. Sunday, January 17, 2010 1pm EST.

My overflight of Haiti Saturday, Jan 16, 2010 in an U.S. Air Force “Open Skies” reconnaissance aircraft. (U.S. Air Force still photographs by Airman 1st Class Perry Aston.)

From 15,000 feet up, Haiti’s unrealized potential is obvious, as is the cruel fate that has befallen the cursed half of the island of Hispaniola.