Ill Winds: Air Force Reserve's Response to Hurricanes

22 Sep 05 The 920 th RQW (Patrick AFB, FL) had 4 HH-60s and 6 crews on alert for
Hurricane Rita. 178
22 Sep 05 The Headquarters AFRC Crisis Action Team (CAT)(Robins AFB, GA)
continued 24/7 around-the-clock operations. AFRC received modification
#11 update to execute order for Hurricane Rita (MOD 11 to EXORD –
Hurricane Rita.) 179
23 Sep 05 The 403 rd WG (Keesler AFB, MS) employed one C-130J in moving
humanitarian supplies from March ARB, CA, to Baton Rouge, LA. 180
23 Sep 05 Two aeromedical evacuation crews from the 934 th AW (Minneapolis-St
Paul IAP ARS, WI) and one crew from the 433 rd AW (Lackland AFB,
TX) deployed to Southeast Texas Regional Airport, TX, to evacuate
patients. 181
23 Sep 05 The Director of Mobility Forces (DIRMOBFOR) placed one 910 th AW
(Youngstown MAP, OH) C-130 crew in Bravo status. 182
23 Sep 05 A 439 th AW (Westover ARB, MA) C-5 moved 3 HH-60s from Patrick
AFB, FL, to Laughlin, TX. 183
23 Sep 05 The 920 th RQW (Patrick AFB, FL) moved 2 HH-60s from Davis-Monthan
AFB, AZ, to Laughlin, TX. 184
23 Sep 05 The 302 nd WG (Peterson AFB, CO) completed two missions against
Hurricane Rita. 185
23 Sep 05 No report on patients moved from aeromedical evacuation crew
management cell (CMC) due to varying destinations of multiple missions
for the day. CMC did not launch any of these missions. A
communications team at South East Texas Regional Airport, TX, reported
120 patients moved as of 0946 Local CDT. All assets were to be out of
Beaumont, TX , by 1200 Local. 186
23 Sep 05 Ten aeromedical evacuation crews (2 from the 932 nd AW (Scott AFB, IL);
4 from the 452 nd AMW (March ARB, CA); 3 from the 459 th ARW
178 Timeline (U), HQ AFRC/DOOM, “Hurricane Katrina Comprehensive Timeline,” as of 30 Sep 05.
179 Bfg (S), “AFRC SITBRIEF,” 23 Sep 05, material used is UNCLASSIFIED.
180 Timeline (U), HQ AFRC/DOOM, “Hurricane Katrina Comprehensive Timeline,” as of 30 Sep 05.
181 Timeline (U), HQ AFRC/DOOM, “Hurricane Katrina Comprehensive Timeline,” as of 30 Sep 05.
182 Timeline (U), HQ AFRC/DOOM, “Hurricane Katrina Comprehensive Timeline,” as of 30 Sep 05.
183 Timeline (U), HQ AFRC/DOOM, “Hurricane Katrina Comprehensive Timeline,” as of 30 Sep 05.
184 Timeline (U), HQ AFRC/DOOM, “Hurricane Katrina Comprehensive Timeline,” as of 30 Sep 05.
185 Timeline (U), HQ AFRC/DOOM, “Hurricane Katrina Comprehensive Timeline,” as of 30 Sep 05.
186 Timeline (U), HQ AFRC/DOOE, “Hurricane Katrina Comprehensive Timeline,” as of 4 Oct 05.
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