Marines


Air Force Support to Hurricane Relief Continues
4 Sep 2005
Air Force support to FEMA led relief efforts in New Orleans continue.

In the last 24 hours 103 Air Force aircraft flew more than 537 missions. To date, 963 missions have been flown.

Those missions have moved more than 15,000 passengers and 4613 tons of supplies and equipment.

In addition, Air Force helicopter crews have saved more than 2000 people and an Air Force Expeditionary Medical Squadron located at Louis Armstrong International Airport has treated more than 5000 people.

America’s Air Force is answering the call for emergency assistance in this crisis. Our total force - active, Air Guard and Air Force Reserve units -- using a mix of air support, transportable hospitals, logistics and vital services [such as civil engineering] will remain engaged as long as needed
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