Nov. 21, 2024 Air Force Reserve senior enlisted advisor inducted into Puerto Rican Veterans Hall of Fame Command Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Reserve Command and SEA to the Chief of the Air Force Reserve Chief Master Sgt. Israel Nuñez, was inducted into the Puerto Rican Distinguished Veterans Hall of Fame.
Jan. 16, 2018 Army Engineers Generate Electric Power in Puerto Rico Maintenance operations conducted as part of the Army Corps of Engineers temporary emergency power mission in Puerto Rico are keeping nearly 1,000 federal emergency power generators running at critical public facilities across the island.
Nov. 1, 2017 Officials Detail DoD Support During Unprecedented Hurricane Season Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria put tremendous strain on all levels of government and service members stepped up to save lives, restore critical services and help those affected transition to recovery, a Defense Department official said.
Oct. 31, 2017 Partnership enables JB Charleston sealift relief efforts to Puerto Rico The first humanitarian relief supplies sealifted from Joint Base Charleston to Ponce, Puerto Rico departed here Oct. 31. In the hours following Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria, Joint Base Charleston C-17 Globemaster IIIs responded delivering more than 1,700 tons of aid, supplies and medical teams
Oct. 20, 2017 Power Restoration In Puerto Rico Could Take Up to a Year, Corps Chief Says The Army Corps of Engineers is installing up to 500 temporary generators until Puerto Rico’s deteriorating power grid can be made operational again, but long-term total power restoration could take nearly a year, the Corps’ chief of engineers said.
Oct. 7, 2017 Puerto Rico Governor Updates Pence on Recovery Efforts Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello said he briefed Vice President Mike Pence on the recovery efforts in Puerto Rico and underscored the need for urgent, ongoing support following the devastation from Hurricane Maria.
Oct. 6, 2017 Puerto Rico Governor Praises DoD for Hurricane Relief Efforts Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello described the relief missions on the U.S. island territory following Hurricane Maria’s devastation as part of a comprehensive effort and thanked the Defense Department for its assistance.
Oct. 3, 2017 Food, Water, Fuel Still Priorities for Puerto Rico; 9K Military Now Helping Effort Ahead of a presidential visit, Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello briefed reporters on progress the unified collaboration of commonwealth and federal officials has made in delivering aid to the people of the island following Hurricane Maria.
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