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 DoD Aids Preparation, Response Efforts for Hurricane Irma DoD News, Defense Media Activity
 The Defense Department is engaged with federal, state, territorial and international mission partners and is postured to respond to requests for assistance to territories and states affected by Hurricane Irma, according to a DoD news release issued yesterday. Air Force Gen. Lori J. Robinson, commander ofU.S. Northern Command, is the lead for DoD’s domestic response, the release said. The department, the release said, brings unique military capabilities that are effective in disaster relief efforts. The release provided an update of DoD efforts: Florida Army National Guardsman Sgt. 1st Class Frank Coger prepares for activation in support of Hurricane Irma, at St. Augustine, Fla., Sept. 7, 2017. Coger is part of the Staff Coordination and Assistance Team supporting the 164th Air Defense Artillery and will work as a liaison between the unit and the Joint Operating Center to help place soldiers at points of distribution. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Debra Cook




Florida Army National Guardsman Sgt.1st Class Frank Coger prepares for activation in support of Hurricane Irma.
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            Florida Army National Guardsman Sgt. 1st Class Frank Coger prepares for activation in support of Hurricane Irma, at St. Augustine, Fla., Sept. 7, 2017. Coger is part of the Staff Coordination and Assistance Team supporting the 164th Air Defense Artillery and will work as a liaison between the unit and the Joint Operating Center to help place soldiers at points of distribution. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Debra Cook

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                    VIRIN: 170907-Z-YN414-001-- The governors of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Florida activated National Guard personnel to support state search and rescue and evacuation operations. There are 5,242 National Guard members available in Puerto Rico; 596 available in U.S. Virgin Islands; and 8,052 in Florida. -- The USS Kearsarge and the USS Oak Hill with the Marine Corps’ 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Federal Emergency Management Agency staff embarked, and will support response operations in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico starting today. The USS Iwo Jima and USS New York are preparing to provide additional support. The USS Wasp, along with the U.S. Transportation Command, are executing patient evacuation operations in the U.S. Virgin Islands. -- Northcom is providing urban search and rescue capabilities in the Caribbean to assist with lifesaving and life-sustaining efforts. The Defense Logistics Agency is providing generators, fuel, food, water and other life sustaining commodities to first responders and survivors. Specifically, DLA is providing 50,000 gallons of unleaded gasoline and 50,000 gallons of diesel to Warner Robbins Air Force Base, Georgia, in support of potential requirements. -- Northcom is developing logistics support solutions and has identified incident support bases at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and Warner Robbins Air Force Base, Georgia, to support response operations. -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is prepared to conduct port surveys and dredging missions to reopen ports after the storm passes. The Corps of Engineers has deployed power teams and debris removal experts in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct assessments and restoration activities. In Florida, the Corps of Engineers is closely monitoring the levels of Lake Okeechobee and the surrounding Herbert Hoover Dike. -- U.S. Southern Command and Northcom remain in close coordination with the U.S. Agency for International Development, through the Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance, which leads and coordinates all U.S. government international disaster assistance. While no requests for assistance have been received from USAID, OFDA civilian-military coordinators are at Southcom, Northcom and the U.S. Embassy in Haiti to plan for any potential requests.  *Editor's note: The original story can be viewed on the Department of Defense website.*
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