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USNORTHCOM wraps up support for trio of hurricanes
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – After providing assets from helicopters to high-water trucks to ships to chaplains, U.S. Northern Command is wrapping up several weeks of contingency operations for this summer and fall’s recent trio of hurricanes that struck the Gulf and East Coast. (Full Story)

Military airborne imagery supported immediate hurricane recovery efforts
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Video and still imagery provided by military aircraft after Hurricane Ike struck the Gulf Coast gave responders on the ground their first look at affected areas in Texas and Louisiana.
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U.S. Northern Command continues response to Hurricane Ike’s aftermath
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – U.S. Northern Command is coordinating Department of Defense support to FEMA, state and local response following Hurricane Ike’s landfall in Texas. (Full Story)

Special Boat Operators ready to respond to Hurricane Ike relief efforts
ALEXANDRIA, La. – Nearly 50 Naval Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen (SWCC) from Special Boat Team 22 and the Naval Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training School (NAVSCIATTS) are standing by with eight Patrol Boats Light (PBL) at England Air Force Base to assist as called upon to perform search and rescue or clean-up operations. (Full Story)

Air Cav. sends relief in response of Hurricane Ike aftermath
FORT HOOD, Texas – Pilots and crew chiefs loaded up two CH-47F Chinook helicopters with food, water and supplies in an effort to lessen the strain caused by Hurricane Ike. (Full Story)

23rd Wing deploys rescue forces for Hurricane Ike response
MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. (AFPN)  -- As Hurricane Ike approached the Texas coast, the 23rd Wing began moving units on Sept. 11 to pre-stage for rapid rescue relief operations. (Full Story)

Rescue personnel fly first flights from Randolph
  RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFPN)  -- Three HH-60 Pave Hawks and aircrews belonging to the 331st Air Expeditionary Group took off from here earlier the afternoon of Sept. 13 carrying search and rescue personnel to the Galveston, Texas, area in the wake of Hurricane Ike. (Full Story)

U.S. Northern Command provides additional support in wake of Hurricane Ike
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – U.S. Northern Command is coordinating Department of Defense support to FEMA, state and local response in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike’s landfall in Texas. (Full Story)

Task Force Ike rolls out for hurricane support
KELLY AIR FORCE BASE, Texas – In the aftermath of Hurricane Ike, Task Force Ike is sending personnel and supplies from Kelly Air Force Base to aid in disaster relief throughout the hurricane-affected areas along the Texas coast. (Full Story)

Forces ready to respond to aftermath of Hurricane Ike
FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas – As Hurricane Ike made landfall in southeast Texas, U.S. Army Northern Command moved their operating headquarters from the base known as the “Home of Army Medicine” to Camp Mabry, just outside of Austin. (Full Story)

Religious Support Teams providing hope after Ike
TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – For the first time, military chaplains and the National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster are collaborating their efforts to provide cohesive spiritual response to those affected by the next hurricane. (Full Story)

U.S. Northern Command assists with Hurricane Ike efforts
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – U.S. Northern Command is coordinating Department of Defense’s support to FEMA, state and local response in anticipation of Hurricane Ike and preparing for its landfall in the United States.
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Contingency Response Wing supports Hurricane Ike evacuation efforts
TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Nearly 50 members of the Air Force's 615th Contingency Response Wing located here are currently in Texas providing support for impending Hurricane Ike. (Full Story)

Weather forecasts protect Air Force, Americans
TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – With Hurricane Ike taking aim at the east coast of Texas and its path still unpredictable, forecasters with the 601st  AOC CONR Weather Support Team continue working around the clock to answer the No. 1 question on people’s minds: Where will it strike? (Full Story)

Joint ops plan driving hurricane mobility response
 TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- As Hurricane Ike marches across the Gulf of Mexico, military and civilian disaster response forces continue to coordinate requests for mobility support outlined in a new joint operations plan that removes hurdles previously impeding response to natural disasters. (Full Story)

Hurlburt to Assist with Freighter Rescue
Hurlburt Field, Fla. –  The 1st Special Operations Wing here launched two CV-22 Ospreys, an MC-130P Combat Shadow and an MH-53 Pave Low helicopter today to prepare for a possible rescue of 22 people aboard the Cyprus-flagged freighter Antalina adrift in the Gulf of Mexico south of Louisiana caught in Hurricane Ike. (Full Story)

ACCE team leaves for Hurricane Ike support 
TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Only days after the team returned from Louisiana following Hurricane Gustav, the Air Forces Northern Air Component Coordination Element left here Sept. 10 for San Antonio as Texas braced for Hurricane Ike. (Full Story)

AMC aircraft, personnel supporting Hurricane Ike evacuations
SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- Mobility Airmen and their aircraft are again in full support of hurricane evacuation operations as Hurricane Ike approaches the Gulf Coast. (Full Story)

U.S. Northern Command conducts pre-Ike medical evacuations, continues to
prepare for post-landfall search and rescue operations
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – U.S. Northern Command is coordinating Department of Defense support to FEMA, state and local response in anticipation of Hurricane Ike and preparing for its potential landfall in the United States. (Full Story)

U.S. Northern Command conducts medical evacuations, prepares for post-landfall Ike search and rescue operations
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – U.S. Northern Command is coordinating Department of Defense support to FEMA, state and local response in anticipation of Hurricane Ike and preparing for its potential landfall in the United States. (Full Story)

USNORTHCOM provides Hurricane Ike evacuation support in Texas
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A Mobile Aeromedical Staging Facility team from the 6th Air Mobility Wing stationed at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Fla., arrived here yesterday to support Hurricane Ike evacuation efforts. (Full Story)

U.S. Northern Command’s focus shifts
to Hurricane Ike
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – U.S. Northern Command is coordinating Department of Defense support to FEMA, state and local response in anticipation of Hurricane Ike and preparing for its potential landfall in the United States. (Full Story)

In Ike’s eye: Search and rescue
poised, ready
TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – Under the command and control of the First Air Force commander here, joint search and rescue forces are prepositioned and capable of executing response and recovery operations for those who may be affected by Hurricane Ike. (Full Story)

U.S. Northern Command continues response as focus shifts to Hurricane Ike
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – U.S. Northern Command is coordinating Department of Defense’s support to FEMA, state and local response in anticipation of Hurricane Ike and preparing for its potential landfall in the United States. (Full Story)

Air Forces Northern readies for next series of tropical storms, hurricanes
TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- While the remnants of Hurricane Gustav and Tropical Storm Hanna soaked the Gulf and East coasts this week, emergency response forces assigned to Air Forces Northern here remain poised to react as Hurricane Ike inches its way toward the Florida Keys and possibly the Gulf of Mexico. (Full Story)

U.S. Northern Command continues hurricane response as focus shifts to Ike
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – U.S. Northern Command is coordinating Department of Defense support to FEMA, state and local response in the aftermath of Hurricane Gustav and Tropical Storm Hanna. The command is also monitoring Hurricane Ike and preparing for its potential landfall in the United States. (Full Story)

USNORTHCOM repositions forces, prepares for Tropical Storm Hanna, Hurricane Ike
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – U.S. Northern Command is continuing to coordinate Department of Defense support to FEMA, state and local response in the wake of Hurricane Gustav. (Full Story)

U.S. Northern Command prepares for Tropical Storm Hanna
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – U.S. Northern Command is continuing to coordinate Department of Defense’s support to FEMA, state and local response in the wake of Hurricane Gustav. (Full Story)

Chef’s gourmet food pleases stomachs of relief workers
ALEXANDRIA, La., -- It has been said that wars cannot be won on an empty stomach; the same can be said for successfully providing relief to the victims a natural disaster. (Full Story)

USNORTHCOM continues Gustav response, begins return of
some evacuees
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – U.S. Northern Command is continuing to coordinate Department of Defense’s support to FEMA, state and local response in the wake of Hurricane Gustav. (Full Story)

USNORTHCOM ready in Hurricane Gustav aftermath
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – U.S. Northern Command is coordinating Department of Defense’s support to FEMA, state and local response as Hurricane Gustav moves through the Southern United States. (Full Story)

U.S. Northern Command, Canada Command Implement Civil Assistance Plan
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – For the first time, U.S. Northern Command and Canada Command used the Civil Assistance Plan to coordinate Canadian military support that was in response to Hurricane Gustav. (Full Story)

USNORTHCOM Continues Preparations in Anticipation of Hurricane Gustav
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – U.S. Northern Command is coordinating department of defense’s support to FEMA, state and local response efforts in preparation for Hurricane Gustav’s landfall in the Southern United States. (Full Story)

AFNORTH provides search and rescue for Gustav
TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – Joint search and rescue forces are responding in three states as Hurricane Gustav bears down on the U.S. Gulf Coast. (Full Story)

EPLOs move into place to support Gustav
TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – As Hurricane Gustav nears landfall, Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officers from all over the nation have been brought in to help. (Full Story)

JPRC Continues to Prepare for Gustav
TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – The 601st Air and Space Operations Center’s Joint Personnel Recovery Center continues to make preparations with states in the potential path of Hurricane Gustav. (Full Story)

AFNORTH assisting with Gustav MedEvac
TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – Air Forces Northern here is coordinating with numerous civilian and government agencies in Texas and Louisiana to assist with the evacuation of critical-care patients in anticipation of Hurricane Gustav’s landfall. (Full Story)

AFNORTH ready to support Gustav relief efforts
TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – With Hurricane Gustav rapidly approaching, Air Forces Northern is ready to provide military resources to civil authorities if requested. (Full Story)

AFNORTH activates JPRC for Gustav
TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – The 601st Air and Space Operations Center has activated the Joint Personnel Recovery Center in preparation for landfall of Hurricane Gustav. (Full Story)

EPLOs ready for emergency response role
TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officers
nationwide stand ready to respond to national emergencies and events when
requested. (Full Story)

U.S. Northern Command’s Preparations in Anticipation of Hurricane Gustav
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – U.S. Northern Command is coordinating defense support of civil authority’s emergency response efforts in preparation for Hurricane Gustav’s landfall in the Southern United States.
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U.S. Northern Command Prepares for Tropical Storm Gustav
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – U.S. Northern Command is deploying unique military capabilities as part of its defense support to civil authority’s emergency response efforts in preparation for Tropical Storm Gustav’s landfall in the Southern U.S. (Full Story)

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