Ill Winds: Air Force Reserve's Response to Hurricanes

transported 10 passengers and 24,000 pounds of cargo and logged 8.5
hours flying time. 53
2 Sep 05 The 507 th Air Refueling Wing (ARW) (Tinker AFB, OK) maintained one
crew on alert, a C-29, which flew a 2.2 hour Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) mission – a positioning leg from Oklahoma City,
OK, to Ft. Lauderdale, FL, to pick up a 5-member Department of
Transportation (DOT) security team. 54
2 Sep 05 HQ AFRC Aeromedical Evacuation Branch had 23+ aeromedical
evacuation crews staged at Lackland AFB, TX, by 2300Z for round-theclock
patient movement. 55
2 Sep 05 HQ AFRC Financial Management’s (FM) Plans and Program Branch
sought volunteers within the FM community to establish a virtual finance
office at Dobbins ARB, GA, to support the 403 rd WG, Keesler AFB, MS.
Additionally, the call went out to duplicate the initiative this time at
Carswell ARS, TX, in order to provide financial management support for
the 926 th FW at New Orleans, LA. 56
2 Sep 05 The 94 th Airlift Wing Commander (Dobbins ARB, GA) requested Critical
Stress Management members to support relief efforts at Dobbins. The
710 th Medical Squadron (Offutt AFB, NE) provided volunteers. 57
2–9 Sep 05 A total of 16 medical personnel from the 433 rd Aeromedical Staging
Squadron (ASTS)(Lackland AFB, TX) helped support a 24 hour, 7 days-aweek
operation with the active duty’s 59 th Aeromedical Staging Flight at
Lackland AFB and Kelly Field, TX. 433 rd personnel provided care and
ground transport between treatment facilities for hurricane evacuees. 58
3 Sep 05 The 507 th ARW (Tinker AFB, OK) had one crew on alert for a C-29. An
FAA and active duty associate crew flew 2 FAA missions of 1.3 and 1.0
hours’ duration. They transported 5 passengers, a 5 member DOT security
team, and 300 pounds cargo, from Ft. Lauderdale, FL, to Baton Rouge,
LA, and returned to base at Oklahoma City, OK. 59
53 SITREP (S/ Reason: 1.5 (A), DECL: 8 Sep 2011), HQ AFRC CAT, “SITREP: OPER/NOBLE
EAGLE/ENDURING FREEDOM,” 2031/07 SEP 05, material used is UNCLASSIFIED.
54 SITREP (S/ Reason: 1.5 (A), DECL: 8 Sep 2011), HQ AFRC CAT, “SITREP: OPER/NOBLE
EAGLE/ENDURING FREEDOM,” 2031/07 SEP 05, material used is UNCLASSIFIED per 4AF Battle
Staff Email to HQ AFRC/CAT, “Tasker 5373,” 29 Dec 05.
55 Timeline (U), HQ AFRC/DOOE, “Hurricane Katrina Comprehensive Timeline,” as of 4 Oct 05.
56 Email (U), HQ AFRC/FMXX to HQ AFRC/HO, “FM Comments to Ill Winds,” 6 Feb 06.
57 Email (U), HQ AFRC/SGXO to HQ AFRC/HO, “Inputs to Ill Winds,” 14 Feb 06.
58 Email (U), HQ AFRC/SGXO to HQ AFRC/HO, “Additional Inputs to Ill Winds,” 17 Feb 06.
59 SITREP (S/ Reason: 1.5 (A), DECL: 8 Sep 2011), HQ AFRC CAT, “SITREP: OPER/NOBLE
EAGLE/ENDURING FREEDOM,” 2031/07 SEP 05, material used is UNCLASSIFIED per 4AF Battle
Staff Email to HQ AFRC/CAT, “Tasker 5373,” 29 Dec 05.
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