The Department of Defense is in support of U.S. Agency for International Development’s efforts to deliver critical relief supplies to earthquake-affected areas in Indonesia. The September 28 earthquake and tsunami followed a series of powerful earthquakes that hit Indonesia’s Lombok and Sumbawa Islands in July and August. These tremors damaged 85,000 houses and displaced 435,000 people....
At the request of the country of Argentina, USSOUTHCOM is assisting in the ongoing search and rescue efforts for the missing Argentine submarine with 44 on board. PA assets have arrived in Argentina to cover the international effort, which is garnering increased numbers of domestic and international media queries.
This feature page highlights print stories, imagery and videos of U.S. Army Reserve Command Soldiers helping to provide relief support to areas impacted by Hurricane Maria. America's Army Reserve is the most capable, combat-ready, and lethal Federal Reserve force in the history of the Nation. America’s Army Reserve provides capabilities critical to DSCA response, including search and rescue,...
California Army National Guard Soldiers supported firefighting efforts against wildfires in various areas of California.
The National Guard assisted state officials and local residents in the aftermath of multiple floods in Missouri and Arkansas.
The Marines have landed in New York and New Jersey to support ongoing Humanitarian Relief operations in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.
Units supporting include:
26th Marine Expeditionary Unit
1st Marine Corps District
8th Engineer Support Battalion - Task Force Pump
6th Communications Battalion
On April 20, 2010, the Macondo 252 well, 45 miles off the coast of Louisiana experienced a catastrophic blowout, causing a major explosion, fire and subsequent sinking of the Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit – Deepwater Horizon. The fire and explosion caused the deaths of 11 persons aboard the unit, and the blowout resulted in a catastrophic oil spill below the surface of the ocean, leading to...
United Assistance is a Department of Defense operation to provide command and control, logistics, training and engineering support to U.S. Agency for International Development-led efforts to contain the Ebola virus outbreak in West African nations.
