Ill Winds: Air Force Reserve's Response to Hurricanes

(MARC) shelter, 1 25K loader, and 1 10K forklift remained deployed to
Homestead ARB. 252
31 Oct 05 The 446 th AW had flown a total of 5 missions totaling 137.2 hours since
the beginning of Hurricane Katrina relief efforts and moved 635
passengers and 567.2 tons of cargo. 253
31 Oct 05 The 940 th ARW had one KC-135R aircraft and crew on alert in support of
Hurricane Katrina relief efforts.
1 Nov 05 As of this date, 25 civilian deaths were attributed to Hurricane Wilma,
including 6 in Florida.
2 Nov 05 Engineers testified before the US Senate that the flooding in New Orleans
occurred in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina because faulty foundations
for canal walls collapsed. 254
4 Nov 05 One hundred percent of Air Force Reserve personnel had been accounted
for in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. 255
4 Nov 05 As part of JTF Katrina support, 87 Security Force personnel requirements
remained at Lackland AFB, TX. Their release was scheduled for 14 Nov
05, with organic airlift being arranged for all 87 individuals on that
date. 256
14 Nov 05 Hurricane Katrina’s death toll reached 9 in FL, 1076 in LA and 230 in
MS. It was numbered among the ten worst natural disasters ever to hit the
United States, displacing almost two million people and causing damage
estimated at up to $200 billion. Monetary damages alone were expected to
exceed by five times the devastation caused by Hurricane Andrew. 257
252
SITREP (S/Reason 1.5(a), DECL on 32 Oct (sic) 2011), “AFRC SITREP,” 31 Oct 05, material used is
UNCLASSIFIED.
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SITREP (S/Reason 1.5(a), DECL on (32 Oct (sic.) 2011), “AFRC SITREP,” 31 Oct 05, material used is
UNCLASSIFIED per 4 AF Battle Staff Email to HQ AFRC/CAT, “Tasker 5373,” 29 Dec 06.
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Art (U), David Kesterbaum, “Flawed Walls Led to Flooding in New Orleans,: available at
http://www.mpr.org/templates/story/story.pho?storyId=4986779 on 22 Nov 05.
255
Bfg (U), AFRC/CVX, “Weekly Activity Report,” 4 Nov 05.
256
Bfg (U), AFRC/CVX, “Weekly Activity Report,” 4 Nov 05.
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Art (U), “LA Toll Rises as Evacuees Find Dead in Return to Homes,” 14 Nov 05, available at
http://usatoday.com/news/nation .2005-11-14-Katrina-toll_x.htm on 21 Nov 05; Art (U), Ceci Connolly,
“Katrina’s Emotional Damage Lingers,” Washington Post, 7 Dec 05, available at
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/AR2005120601594 on 13 Dec 05; Art (U),
Associated Press, “Katrina Joins List of 10 Deadliest U.S. Disasters,” 14 Sep 05, available at
http://www.livescience.com/forcesofnature/ap-050914_worst_disasters.html on 13 Dec 05; Art (U), James
Wilson, Meteorologist, “Tropical Season 2005 Set Many Records,” 10 Dec 05, available at
http://www.weather.com/newscenter/tropical/?from=wxcenter_news on 13 Dec 05; Art (U), Normand
Forgues-Roy, “Was Katrina the Biggest, the Worst Natural Disaster in U.S. History?” 24 Oct 05, available
at http://hnn.us/articles/17193.html on 1 Dec 05.
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