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Oct. 1, 2017
DoD Continues to Provide More Response Capacity to Puerto Rico

The Defense Department is deploying more response capacity to Puerto Rico to support the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s need for a commodities distribution network able to reach isolated communities and sustained medical support for the island’s residents, a Pentagon spokesman said in a
Sept. 13, 2017
C-17 conducts historic mission to Virgin Islands following Irma

Members of the 14th and 15th Airlift Squadrons delivered a Federal Aviation Administration air traffic control mobile tower from Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, to the Cyril E. King Airport in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, Sept. 12.The mobile ATC tower was sent in response following Hurricane
Sept. 11, 2017
Northcom Positions Military Assets to Support Irma Relief Missions

U.S. Northern Command is working through the Federal Emergency Management Agency to support authorities in Florida, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico to provide lifesaving and life-sustaining relief to those in affected areas.
Sept. 10, 2017
JB Charleston cancels HURCON status and partially terminates limited evacuation order

The Joint Base Charleston installation commander cancelled Hurricane Condition actions at 10 a.m. Sept. 10, 2017, due to a decline in the projected effects of Hurricane Irma to the local area.
Sept. 7, 2017
JB Charleston goes into Hurricane Condition IV

The Joint Base Charleston installation commander put the base on Hurricane Condition IV alert status at 6 p.m. Sept 7, 2017, due to weather conditions projected by Hurricane Irma. Hurricane Condition IV is declared when the forecast calls for the arrival of 50-knot (58 mph) sustained winds or
Sept. 6, 2017
Hurricane Irma: Initial Information

Hurricane Irma continues its track to the Eastern United States. Recent projections show the Hurricane may directly strike the Charleston area. However, forecast projections can always change and only serve as an estimate. As we prepare for possible landfall in South Carolina, all military and DoD

DoD Continues to Provide More Response Capacity to Puerto Rico

C-17 conducts historic mission to Virgin Islands following Irma

Northcom Positions Military Assets to Support Irma Relief Missions

JB Charleston cancels HURCON status and partially terminates limited evacuation order

JB Charleston goes into Hurricane Condition IV

Hurricane Irma: Initial Information

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