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Sept. 14, 2008

U.S. Northern Command continues response to Hurricane Ike’s aftermath

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – U.S. Northern Command is coordinating Department of Defense support

Sept. 14, 2008

Special Boat Operators ready to respond to Hurricane Ike relief efforts

ALEXANDRIA, La. – Nearly 50 Naval Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen (SWCC) from Special Boat

Two CH-47F Chinook helicopters from the 2nd “Lobo” Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry “Warrior” Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, hover in a holding pattern at Hood Army Air Field, Fort Hood, Texas, July 10. Two similar Chinooks recently deployed in support of U.S. Northern Command, which is supporting federal, state and local response efforts in Texas.

Sept. 14, 2008

Air Cav. sends relief in response of Hurricane Ike aftermath

FORT HOOD, Texas – Pilots and crew chiefs loaded up two CH-47F Chinook helicopters with food, water

Sept. 13, 2008

23rd Wing deploys rescue forces for Hurricane Ike response

MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. (AFPN)  -- As Hurricane Ike approached the Texas coast, the 23rd Wing

A U.S. Air Force Search and rescue UH-60 assigned to the 331st Air Expeditionary Group sits in the street during search and rescue operations in Glaveston, Texas after Hurricane Ike, September 13, 2008.

Sept. 13, 2008

Rescue personnel fly first flights from Randolph

RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFPN)  -- Three HH-60 Pave Hawks and aircrews belonging to the 331st

Sept. 13, 2008

U.S. Northern Command provides additional support in wake of Hurricane Ike

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – U.S. Northern Command is coordinating Department of Defense support

Sept. 13, 2008

Task Force Ike rolls out for hurricane support

KELLY AIR FORCE BASE, Texas – In the aftermath of Hurricane Ike, Task Force Ike is sending personnel

U.S. Army North personnel load their bags into a truck for transportation from Fort Sam Houston, Texas, to Camp Mabry, Texas, on Sept. 13, 2008. About 75 servicemembers and Department of Defense civilians are setting up their operational command post near the Joint Field Office just outside of Austin. U.S. Northern Command is supporting federal, state and local Hurricane Ike response efforts in Texas.

Sept. 13, 2008

Forces ready to respond to aftermath of Hurricane Ike

FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas – As Hurricane Ike made landfall in southeast Texas, U.S. Army Northern

Sept. 13, 2008

Religious Support Teams providing hope after Ike

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – For the first time, military chaplains and the National Voluntary

Military personnel take a medical patient to an Air Force C-130 cargo aircraft for evacuation Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2008, from Corpus Christi, Texas, to a medical facility in Dallas as Hurricane Ike approaches the Texas Gulf Coast. U.S. Northern Command is supporting federal, state and local Hurricane Ike response efforts in Texas, and aeromedical evacuation capabilities remain on alert pending FEMA requests for assistance.

Sept. 12, 2008

U.S. Northern Command assists with Hurricane Ike efforts

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – U.S. Northern Command is coordinating Department of Defense’s