During hurricane season our operations personnel are constantly monitoring storms in the Atlantic. The Friday before the storm hit, we were tracking the storm. |
Had we not had these soldiers and airmen deployed and they participated in the relief efforts of a storm of this magnitude, we would have had to have outside help anyway. I don't believe there is a state in this county that could have conducted hurricane relief efforts on this scale to adequately respond without help from other states. |
It was a tremendous outpouring of support from National Guards of other states, |
It's kind of scary, because, I mean, I don't have any idea how to protect myself. |
The BRAC issue is as important as it has always been, but things are fast and furious here, ... We are fully engaged and sustaining lives. |
The mere presence of a military police force creates a huge deterrence for those who would steal from innocent residents or businesses, |
The military police were there to provide support to local law enforcement , and the engineers were used for search-and-recovery mission support and evacuation support , |
The military police were there to provide support to local law enforcement, and the engineers were used for search-and-recovery mission support and evacuation support, |
This is ongoing, ... They're almost working around the clock. Everyone's doing a fantastic job. |
We didn't feel we were in a position to force the utility to do something. |
We were able to respond to this hurricane and begin our support missions as quickly as we always have, |
We're flying 300 missions a day, flying out food and water to these people. |
We're ready and waiting. This looks like it will be pretty serious. |