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  • DOD, Coast Guard Continue Support to Maui

    Nearly 700 Defense Department personnel and 157 Coast Guardsmen are currently engaged with the U.S. Army Pacific Command and Joint Task Force 5-0 mission, which they've received from FEMA.

  • Squadrons Support Earthquake Response in Turkey

    The 728th Air Mobility Squadron has unloaded thousands of tons of equipment and supplies in coordination with the 39th Operational Support Squadron at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, to support earthquake response efforts in the nation.

  • USSOUTHCOM supports US disaster assistance to Haiti

    A Situational Awareness Team will join officials from the U.S. embassy and a Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) deployed to Haiti, Aug. 14, at the direction of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).

  • When Hurricanes Strike, Uniformed Services Respond

    Hurricane response is an all-hands-on-deck effort with the Defense Department and uniformed services providing protection for the homeland with forecasting and monitoring and then with potential recovery efforts.