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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
Sept. 25, 2017
437 AW crew provides Maria relief within hours

Members of the 14th Airlift Squadron at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., the Federal Aviation Administration and the Federal Emergency Management Agency completed a humanitarian mission in support of Hurricane Maria to St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, Sept. 23.
Sept. 25, 2017
Joint team delivers relief in Maria aftermath

Members of the 14th Airlift Squadron, 437th Airlift Wing, delivered 17 pallets containing more than 129,000 pounds of food and water to St. Croix, Virgin Islands in support of relief efforts after Hurricane Maria, Sept. 24.

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Power Restoration In Puerto Rico Could Take Up to a Year, Corps Chief Says

Puerto Rico Governor Updates Pence on Recovery Efforts

Puerto Rico Governor Praises DoD for Hurricane Relief Efforts

Food, Water, Fuel Still Priorities for Puerto Rico; 9K Military Now Helping Effort

DoD Continues to Provide More Response Capacity to Puerto Rico

437 AW crew provides Maria relief within hours

Joint team delivers relief in Maria aftermath