Military airborne imagery supported immediate hurricane recovery efforts

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. Read more

U.S. Northern Command continues response to Hurricane Ike’s aftermath

U.S. Northern Command is coordinating Department of Defense support to FEMA, state and local response following Hurricane Ike’s landfall in Texas. Read More

Special Boat Operators ready to respond to Hurricane Ike relief efforts

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. Read More

Air Cav. sends relief in response of Hurricane Ike aftermath

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. Read More

23rd Wing deploys rescue forces for Hurricane Ike response

As Hurricane Ike approached the Texas coast, the 23rd Wing began moving units on Sept. 11 to pre-stage for rapid rescue relief operations. The 23rd Wing is the only active-duty combat search and rescue wing in the Air Force. Units from the wing's two rescue groups, the 347th Rescue Group here and the 563rd RQG co-located at Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz., and Nellis AFB, Nev., were responsible for more than 1,700 saves during Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005. Read More

Rescue personnel fly first flights from Randolph

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. Read More

U.S. Northern Command provides additional support in wake of Hurricane Ike

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. Read More

Task Force Ike rolls out for hurricane support

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. Read More

Forces ready to respond to aftermath of Hurricane Ike

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. Read More

Religious Support Teams providing hope after Ike

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. Read More

Joint ops plan driving hurricane mobility response

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. Read more

U.S. Northern Command assists with Hurricane Ike efforts

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. Read More

Contingency Response Wing supports Hurricane Ike evacuation efforts

Nearly 50 members of the Air Force's 615th Contingency Response Wing located here are currently in Texas providing support for impending Hurricane Ike. Read More

Weather forecasts protect Air Force, Americans

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? Read More

Joint ops plan driving hurricane mobility response

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. Read More

Hurlburt to Assist with Freighter Rescue

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. Read More

ACCE team leaves for Hurricane Ike support

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. Read More

U.S. Northern Command conducts pre-Ike medical evacuations, continues to prepare for post-landfall search and rescue operations

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. Read More

USNORTHCOM conducts medical evacuations, prepares for post-landfall Ike search and rescue operations

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. Read More

USNORTHCOM provides Hurricane Ike evacuation support in Texas

A Mobile Aeromedical Staging Facility team from the 6th Air Mobility Wing stationed at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Fla., arrived yesterday to support Hurricane Ike evacuation efforts. Read More

In Ike’s eye: Search and rescue poised, ready

Under the command and control of the First Air Force commander, joint search and rescue forces are prepositioned and capable of executing response and recovery operations for those who may be affected by Hurricane Ike. Read More

U.S. Northern Command’s focus shifts to Hurricane Ike

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. Read More

U.S. Northern Command continues response as focus shifts to Hurricane Ike

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. Read More

USNORTHCOM ready in Hurricane Gustav aftermath

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.
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AFNORTH Hurricane Hunters on the move for Gustav & Hanna

Eight Hurricane Hunters with five crews on three missions are deployed to assess the severity of conditions of Hurricane Gustav.
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U.S. Northern Command, Canada Command Implement Civil Assistance Plan

U.S. Northern Command and Canada Command used the Civil Assistance Plan to coordinate Canadian military support that was in response to Hurricane Gustav.
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USNORTHCOM Continues Preparations in Anticipation of Hurricane Gustav

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.
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U.S. Northern Command Preparations in Anticipation of Hurricane Gustav

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. Read More

U.S. Northern Command Prepares for Tropical Storm Gustav

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. Read More