Katrina: What Our Military is Doing

**gilliam** · #1 Sep 1, '05, 4:49 pm

LOTs of info here:

http://www.dod.mil/home/features/200...ina/index.html

Mom of one · #2 Sep 1, '05, 4:54 pm

gilliam, it's times like this that I wish I had joined the military when I had the chance. These people are heroes.

**gilliam** · #3 Sep 1, '05, 4:56 pm

More heroic efforts:

Army continues hurricane recovery efforts

A National Guard multi-purpose utility truck brings supplies to the Super Dome in downtown New Orleans. Tens of thousands of displaced citizens sought shelter at the dome, before, during and after Hurricane Katrina, but have been forced to evacuate as floodwaters continued to rise.

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Sept. 1, 2005) -- The Army Corps of Engineers is battling to repair breaches in the 350 miles of hurricane-protection levees surrounding New Orleans, while the National Guard is helping to evacuate residents from flooded areas, and other troops scramble to stage relief supplies to help those stricken by Hurricane Katrina from Alabama to Mississippi.

Fort Polk, La., has deployed helicopters and crews in support of Joint Task Force Katrina, under U.S. Northern Command, with a major staging area at Camp Shelby, Miss. Three Army Helicopters from III Corps out of Fort Hood, Texas, are in Baton Rouge and two more are in Mississippi to assist with search and rescue and damage assessment Two Fort Polk UH-60 Black Hawks and two UH-1 Hueys are providing support to the Louisiana National Guard medical evacuation assets in New Orleans. Their first mission was to fly medical doctors into the Super Dome to provide triage to evacuees, officials said, adding that the helicopters will also provide air ambulance support as needed.

Read the rest:
http://www4.army.mil/ocpa/read.php?story_id_key=7834

**gilliam** · #4 Sep 1, '05, 6:08 pm

16,000 More Guard on their way.

Brad · #5 Sep 1, '05, 6:43 pm

It's not enough and it's not fast enough.

**gilliam** · #6 Sep 1, '05, 7:02 pm

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Originally Posted by Brad

It's not enough and it's not fast enough.

In a situation like this, it never enough, and never fast enough. Best is to Be Prepared up front.

Brad · #7 Sep 1, '05, 7:53 pm

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Originally Posted by gilliam

In a situation like this, it never enough, and never fast enough. Best is to Be Prepared up front.

I don't think FEMA was prepared even though many knew this could happen. Inexcusable frankly. Yes, inevitably some would die. But none should be dying now.

**gilliam** · #8 Sep 1, '05, 7:55 pm

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Originally Posted by Brad

I don't think FEMA was prepared even though many knew this could happen. Inexcusable frankly. Yes, inevitably some would die. But none should be dying now.

Not FEMA's job. It is the job of the city, county and state emergency management agencies. FEMA is only called in as extra resources.

You shouldn't be pointing fingers at this stage. Let everyone do their jobs.

This is a major catastrophe.

frleo · #9 Sep 1, '05, 9:31 pm

You might also check out

http://www.af.mil/

http://www.defenselink.mil/home/feat...ina/index.html

Brad · #10 Sep 2, '05, 8:57 am

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Originally Posted by gilliam

Not FEMA's job. It is the job of the city, county and state emergency management agencies. FEMA is only called in as extra resources.

You shouldn't be pointing fingers at this stage. Let everyone do their jobs.

This is a major catastrophe.

Bush is pointing fingers. It helps to get people moving better.

A "major catastrophe" is not an excuse for 10s of thousands of people in the street without food and water. Our country has the resources. The catastrophe is over. Save the people that have been stranded by the catastrophe.

**gilliam** · #11 Sep 2, '05, 9:05 am

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Originally Posted by Brad

Bush is pointing fingers. It helps to get people moving better.

A "major catastrophe" is not an excuse for 10s of thousands of people in the street without food and water. Our country has the resources. The catastrophe is over. Save the people that have been stranded by the catastrophe.

Bush is taking command. He wasn't given the authority to do so by the Governor until Wed.

Fitz · #12 Sep 2, '05, 9:11 am

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Originally Posted by gilliam

Bush is taking command. He wasn't given the authority to do so by the Governor until Wed.

FOX news just announced there is an eight mile long convoy of military entering the city. This is not to say there aren't any military already there.

**gilliam** · #13 Sep 2, '05, 9:24 am

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Originally Posted by Fitz

FOX news just announced there is an eight mile long convoy of military entering the city. This is not to say there aren't any military already there.

If you want to know what our military is doing, go here:

http://www.dod.mil/home/features/200...ina/index.html