There are also news reports indicating that the facilities of the Tacloban airport have been taken over by the US military. The US military has also taken advantage of the disaster in order to gain access to the Mactan airport and seaport which has long been a subject of negotiations for increased US rotational presence in the Philippines.
May mga lumabas ding ulat na ang mga pasilidad sa paliparan ng Tacloban ay sinaklaw na ng militar ng US. Sinamantala rin ng militar ng US ang sakuna upang makakuha ng akses sa paliparan at pantalan sa Mactan na matagal na nitong gustong makuha sa balangkas ng pagpapalaki ng nagrerelyubahang pwersang militar ng US sa Pilipinas.