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  • EMEDS continues to support Puerto Rico

    AGUADILLA, Puerto Rico – U.S. Air Force Capt. Jennifer Dunn, with the 331st Emergency Medical Support from Langley Air Force Base, and Army 1st Lt. Benjamin Sandoval, 331st Minimal Care Detachment, 49th Medical Battalion, 332nd Medical Brigade, U.S. Army Reserves, speak with a patient in front of

  • Cheyenne Mountain sees better satellite picture

    UEWR primary missions include missile warning and missile defense, where radars spot missile launches, track them and send data to the Ballistic Missile Defense System. These primary missions enable ground-based interceptors to launch and eliminate incoming threats. The secondary mission is space

  • Air Force expeditionary medical team fully staffed in Puerto Rico

    Additional medical personnel were deployed to Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, Thursday, fully staffing the team already located on the island to approximately 100 personnel, in continued support of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's ongoing hurricane relief efforts.

  • Airmen Deliver Food, Water to Inland Puerto Rico

    About two dozen Puerto Rico Air National Guard airmen used what was the first or second day off most of them have had since Hurricane Maria hit the island some three weeks ago to team up with other volunteers to deliver food and water to as many as 1,000 people in the island's mountainous interior.

  • En-Route Patient Staging System: Caring for Puerto Rico

    The En-Route Patient Staging System (ERPSS) team assigned to the 6th Medical Group at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, is currently providing patient care as part of the Defense Support to Civil Authorities efforts in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria devastated the island.

  • RAPID Global Mobility at work after Maria

    The 2017 hurricane season has been particularly active for expeditionary mobility Airmen, who have supported over 1,600 cargo and emergency supply flights to the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico and the aeromedical evacuation of close to 200 patients affected by Hurricane Maria. Over 200 Airmen from

  • Dover Airmen lifeline to hurricane survivors

    Dover Air Force Base Airmen have a proud history of delivering help in dire situations all across the world. No matter the circumstance, these men and women can be on site in a short amount of time providing hope for those in need. The 3rd Airlift Squadron from the 436th Airlift Wing supported