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AFNORTH Hurricane Response
AFNORTH's 2008 Hurricane Response
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· Expeditionary Group winds down Ike relief efforts
TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla -- After nearly a week of supporting Hurricane Ike relief efforts, members of the 331st Air Expeditionary Group are heading back to their individual home units 16 Sep.
· Religious Support Teams provide 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.
· 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?
· 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.
· 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.
· CORRECTION: Air Forces Northern readies for next series of tropical storms, hurricanes
TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla -- In a press release distributed Sept. 7, Air Forces Northern incorrectly reported that it moved a 12-person Air Component Coordination Element, or ACCE, team to Virginia in preparation for Hurricane Hanna. In actuality, the team deployed with Army North's operational command post in Alexandria, La., for Hurricane Gustav.
· Despite storm strain, Operation Noble Eagle continues unabated
TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla -- As hurricanes and tropical storms continue to affect North America, threatening coastlines and populations, North American Aerospace Defense Command Operation Noble Eagle missions continue at an uninterrupted pace.
· 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.
· 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.
· Canadian Forces assists in hurricane evacuation
TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla -- Canadian Forces deployed three aircraft in support of Air Forces Northern humanitarian efforts during Hurricane Gustav.
· Correction: AFNORTH provides search and rescue for Gustav
TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla -- In a press release yesterday AFNORTH identified the command of Colonel Steve Kirkpatrick as the 920th Search and Rescue Air Expeditionary Group.
· 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.
· 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 preparation with states in the potential path of Hurricane Gustav
· 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.
· 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.
· 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.
· 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.
· 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. |
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1st Air Force/AFNORTH Public Affairs
1210 Beacon Beach Rd, Suite 221
Tyndall AFB, FL 32403-5549
(850) 283-8080
DSN 523-8080
Email: afnorthpa@tyndall.af.mil
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