Preparedness is essential at all levels within the Department's workforce to support the U. S. Government's preparations for, and responses to, a wide range of security threats and hazards at home and abroad. A well-prepared and resilient workforce enhances the Department's ability to carry out its vital national security and warfighting missions.
On Tuesday, August 30, 2017 Delaware Air National Guard aircrews flew to Texas for Hurricane Harvey relief efforts. The 166th Airlift Wing aircrews have been transporting supplies to include water and non-perishables to Hurricane Harvey victims and volunteers.
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...
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...
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). Each year, an average of...
On April 16th a magnitude 7.8 earthquake was centered 16 miles
south-southeast of Muisne, Ecuador, causing infrastructure damage, deaths
and injuries.
El Nino, which is forecast to be one of the strongest on record, is expected to influence weather and climate patterns this winter by impacting Camp Pendleton, Calif. as well as surrounding positions within the Pacific jet stream.
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...
