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...
U.S. Customs and Border Protection prepares a construction site to build prototype samples of the proposed wall along the Southwest border between the United States and Mexico. This construction site is located near the Otay Mesa Port of Entry in San Diego, CA.
Aurora 17 is a Swedish national exercise that includes supporting forces from the U.S. and other nations. It is not a NATO exercise. Aurora 17 is the largest Swedish exercise in more than 20 years, and is intended to exercise Sweden’s defense capability against a larger, sophisticated opponent. U.S. participation, along with that of NATO Allies, partners, and Nordic countries will improve...
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.
This feature page highlights imagery of U.S. Customs and Border Protection helping to provide relief to areas impacted by Hurricane Maria.
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.
NATO Air Days is scheduled for Sept. 16-17, with lead-up community events and interviews scheduled for Sept. 12-14 in Ostrava Air Base, Czech Republic. The event consists of the presentation of heavy military hardware, police and rescue equipment, dynamic displays of Special Forces training, flying displays, and presentations of armaments, equipment, and gear of individual units.
