The top priority of the federal government is continuing to provide life safety and life sustaining resources to Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The federal government’s full attention is on the Hurricane Maria response. Well before it made landfall in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, federal resources were staged to arrive as quickly as possible.
FEMA and its federal...
Dobbins Air Reserve Base is currently serving as an installation support base for Hurricanes Irma and Maria relief operations in partnership with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), providing an air and logistics hub for relief efforts.
Reserve Citizen Airmen of the 94th Airlift Wing are working continuously to prepare medical equipment as cargo to travel via Air Force...
This feature page highlights imagery of U.S. Customs and Border Protection helping to provide relief to areas impacted by Hurricane Irma.
A 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit Mexico City on Tuesday Sept. 19, was about 650 kilometers from the epicenter of the 8.1-magnitude earthquake that hit off the southeast coast of Mexico Sept. 8.
Hurricane Maria formed in the Atlantic Ocean and affected islands in the Caribbean Sea, including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. U.S. military assets supported FEMA as well as state and local authorities in rescue and relief efforts.
The 94th Airlift Wing has received aircraft from military installations in the Southeastern U.S. expecting severe weather from Hurricane Irma.
Dobbins Air Reserve Base is a designated hurricane reception location and has standing agreements with several military installations to provide airfield space to safely hold aircraft during severe weather. The base will accommodate approximately...
The Department of Defense (DoD), through the Commander, U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM), provides support to the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) in conducting Wildland Fire Fighting (WFF) operations within the continental United States, Alaska, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and other locations as approved by the Secretary of Defense (SECDEF). Mission assignments will be...
Hurricane Irma formed in the Atlantic Ocean and affected the Caribbean Sea, including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, before impacting the United States. U.S. military assets supported FEMA as well as state and local authorities in rescue and relief efforts.
