Ill Winds: Air Force Reserve's Response to Hurricanes

7 Sep 05 AFRC aeromedical evacuation operations redeployed 23 crews within 24
hours. 113
7 Sep 05 The 926 th FW Commander (New Orleans ARS, LA) on behalf of the
Louisiana Air National Guard Expeditionary Medical Squadron
Commander, requested a small contingent of medical personnel to assist at
New Orleans ARS. Volunteers from the 301 st and 701 st Medical
Squadrons (Carswell ARB, TX); 433 rd Medical Squadron (Lackland AFB,
TX); and the 917 th Medical Squadron (Barksdale AFB, LA) deployed to
New Orleans ARS. Volunteers rotated in and out in this medical support
initiative every 15 days for approximately the next 45 deployment days. 114
7 Sep 05 The 433 rd Medical Squadron (Lackland AFB, TX), provided the 59 th
Medical Group (Wilford Hall, Lackland AFB, TX) with medical personnel
to assist in the Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility with patients
and evacuation redistributions. 115
8 Sep 05 The 920 th RQW (Patrick AFB, FL) had accumulated 1032 saves to date. 116
8 Sep 05 Tropical depression Ophelia briefly became a hurricane off the central
Florida coast. 117
113 Timeline (U), HQ AFRC/DOOE, “Hurricane Katrina Comprehensive Timeline,” as of 4 Oct 05.
114 Email (U), HQ AFRC/SGXO to HQ AFRC/HO, “Inputs to Ill Winds,” 14 Feb 06.
115 Email (U), HQ AFRC/SGXO to HQ AFRC/HO, “Inputs to Ill Winds,” 14 Feb 06.
116 SITREP (S/ Reason: 1.5 (A), DECL: 9 Sep 2011), HQ AFRC CAT, “SITREP: OPER/NOBLE
EAGLE/ENDURING FREEDOM,” 2032/08 SEP 05, material used is UNCLASSIFIED per 610 RSG/SCB
Email to HQ AFRC/CAT, “Tasker 5373,” 6 Jan 06.
117 Report (U), National Weather Service, National Hurricane Center, “Monthly Tropical Weather
Summary,” 1 Oct 05, available at http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/tws/MIATWSAT_sep.html on 23
Nov 05.
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