Ill Winds: Air Force Reserve's Response to Hurricanes

located at Jackson. Maxwell AFB, AL, was designated as Federal Staging
Area. The 25 th Aerial Port Squadron (Maxwell AFB, AL) prepared to
engage. 42
1 Sep 05 The 920 th RQW had rescued 654 people. 43
1 Sep 05 908 th AW Flight and aeromedicdal evacuation crews transported 30 more
residents from Gulfport AF Village to Andrews AFB, MD. 44
1 Sep 05 Air Force Reserve Special Operation Forces (SOF) aircraft assisted in the
support of the relief mission. Three missions transported needed water,
Meals-Ready-to-Eat (MREs), and chain saws into the region. 45
1 Sep 05 Headquarters AFRC Air and Space Expeditionary Force (AEF) Cell began
to review Hurricane Relief efforts and their impact on Air and Space
Expeditionary Force commitments. Functional area managers (FAMs)
ascertained if deployed AEF Air Force Reservists from home stations that
had been affected by Hurricane Katrina wished to return to be with their
families. The goal was to have, if at all possible, service members
deployed away from home station return to their families at the most
expeditious time. FAMs worked immediate replacements to have those
deployed members wishing to return substituted in the field without
mission degradation. 46
1 Sep 05 AFRC aircraft were evacuated to alternate locations. The 926 th FW (New
Orleans ARS) moved 11 aircraft to Barksdale AFB, LA (A-10s) on 27
Aug 05, while 4 remained in hangars. 403 rd WG had already dispersed its
WC-130 aircraft to Dobbins ARB, GA (4); Ellington ANGB, TX (5);
Dyess AFB, TX (5); while 2 remained in hangers. 47
1 Sep 05 As part of its Hurricane Katrina response, the 452 nd AMW (March ARB,
CA) had six aeromedical evacuation crews on Bravo alert and one C-17
crew on Bravo alert. 48
42 Bfg (S), “AFRC SITBRIEF,” 1 Sep 05, material used is UNCLASSIFIED per HQ AFRC CAT/DO
Email to HQ AFRC/CAT , “Tasker 5373,” 3 Jan 06.
43 SITREP (U), “920 RQW SITREP,” 2 Sep 05.
44 Bfg (U), “AFRC SITBRIEF,” 1 Sep 05, material used is UNCLASSIFIED.
45 Bfg (U), “AFRC SITBRIEF,” 1 Sep 05, material used is UNCLASSIFIED.
46 Bfg (S), “AFRC SITBRIEF,” 1 Sep 05, material used is UNCLASSIFIED per HQ AFRC CAT/DO
Email to HQ AFRC/CAT , “Tasker 5373,” 3 Jan 06.
47 Bfg (U), “AFRC SITBRIEF,” 1 Sep 05, material used is UNCLASSIFIED.
48 SITREP (S/ Reason: 1.5 (A), DECL: 3 Sep 2011), HQ AFRC CAT, “SITREP: OPER/NOBLE
EAGLE/ENDURING FREEDOM,” 2026/02 SEP 05, material used is UNCLASSIFIED.
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