I hope it's OK if I start a new earthquake thread about supplies.
I heard on TV this morning that gasoline supplies should start moving again next week.
Does anyone know why the US military isn't helping with generators and fuel to provide electricity for the Fukushima daiichi plant area? I heard they have enough supplies and sealift/airlift capacity to supply a complete Asian war in Okinawa. Where are they? It's been 5 days and they haven't budged.
Maybe the Japanese military supplies of generators are being used further north?
Am I the only one asking this?
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by damn name » Wed Mar 16, 2011 10:33 am
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by Greji » Wed Mar 16, 2011 12:07 pm
damn name wrote:
Does anyone know why the US military isn't helping with generators and fuel to provide electricity for the Fukushima daiichi plant area? I heard they have enough supplies and sealift/airlift capacity to supply a complete Asian war in Okinawa. Where are they? It's been 5 days and they haven't budged.
Maybe the Japanese military supplies of generators are being used further north?
Am I the only one asking this?
The J-media won't talk about it 'cause it's fgs and the foreign media doesn't have a clue. The USFJ are flying missions 24/7 right now from Yokota and Misawa, as well as from the aircraft carriers depending on their movement.
This morning FEN announced a listing of missions flown and about tons of supplies they've been carrying, but I doubt that you find anyone in the media that will toot their horn, although YAB has a bit on their web site. You don't hear about the Chinese and Korean team's participation either, other than the innitial acknowledgement of their arrival. The media plays every disaster for their own benefit.
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by 2triky » Wed Mar 16, 2011 12:19 pm
News: Mobility airmen deliver search and rescue teams to Japan
Story by Capt. Justin Brockhoff
Airmen from the 89th Aerial Port Squadron load pallets onto a C-17 Globemaster III, March 12, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. Air transportation Airmen from the 89th APS created 14 pallets of technical search and rescue gear, to include inflatable swift-water rescue boats, generators, trench rescue and cutting equipment. The gear is being transported by C-17 to more than 80 Fairfax County Urban Search and Rescue technicians, to provide assistance in the rescue effort after an earthquake and tsunami hit Japan, March 11. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Senior Airman Perry Aston)
SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- Two Air Mobility Command C-17 Globemaster IIIs departed the United States on March 12 and delivered search and rescue, or SAR, equipment and personnel to Japan in support of humanitarian relief efforts after an earthquake and tsunami struck the island nation, March 11.
President Barack Obama pledged U.S. support, emphasizing that "the friendship and alliance between our two nations is unshakeable, and only strengthens our resolve to stand with the people of Japan as they overcome this tragedy."
The first C-17 mission, operated by a 62nd Airlift Wing crew from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., is transporting California-based SAR equipment and personnel from Los Angeles to Misawa Air Base, in northern Japan, TACC facts show. The second mission, operated by a 436th Airlift Wing crew from Dover Air Force Base, Del., is transporting Virginia-based SAR equipment and personnel from Fairfax County to the same destination.
In addition to the C-17s, two KC-10 Extenders from the 60th Air Mobility Wing at Travis AFB, Calif., are supporting the operation by providing in-air refueling to the C-17s over the Pacific Ocean.
Without the KC-10s, the C-17s would need to land and refuel on the ground adding two to three hours on to each mission, according to officials.
In addition to the C-17 and KC-10 forces, AMC also has additional aircraft and crews prepared to respond if further assistance is requested.
Mission planning and command-and-control for the AMC portion of the humanitarian effort is conducted by AMC's Tanker Airlift Control Center at Scott AFB, Ill.
As AMC's hub for global operations, the TACC plans, schedules and directs a fleet of nearly 1,300 mobility aircraft in support of strategic airlift, air refueling, and aeromedical evacuation operations around the world.
In addition to supporting U.S. military personnel in Iraq and Afghanistan, AMC's global mission includes humanitarian airlift in response to global events, such as the case with supporting relief operations in Japan.
http://www.dvidshub.net/news/67095/mobility-airmen-deliver-search-and-rescue-teams-japan
Story by Capt. Justin Brockhoff
Airmen from the 89th Aerial Port Squadron load pallets onto a C-17 Globemaster III, March 12, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. Air transportation Airmen from the 89th APS created 14 pallets of technical search and rescue gear, to include inflatable swift-water rescue boats, generators, trench rescue and cutting equipment. The gear is being transported by C-17 to more than 80 Fairfax County Urban Search and Rescue technicians, to provide assistance in the rescue effort after an earthquake and tsunami hit Japan, March 11. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Senior Airman Perry Aston)
SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- Two Air Mobility Command C-17 Globemaster IIIs departed the United States on March 12 and delivered search and rescue, or SAR, equipment and personnel to Japan in support of humanitarian relief efforts after an earthquake and tsunami struck the island nation, March 11.
President Barack Obama pledged U.S. support, emphasizing that "the friendship and alliance between our two nations is unshakeable, and only strengthens our resolve to stand with the people of Japan as they overcome this tragedy."
The first C-17 mission, operated by a 62nd Airlift Wing crew from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., is transporting California-based SAR equipment and personnel from Los Angeles to Misawa Air Base, in northern Japan, TACC facts show. The second mission, operated by a 436th Airlift Wing crew from Dover Air Force Base, Del., is transporting Virginia-based SAR equipment and personnel from Fairfax County to the same destination.
In addition to the C-17s, two KC-10 Extenders from the 60th Air Mobility Wing at Travis AFB, Calif., are supporting the operation by providing in-air refueling to the C-17s over the Pacific Ocean.
Without the KC-10s, the C-17s would need to land and refuel on the ground adding two to three hours on to each mission, according to officials.
In addition to the C-17 and KC-10 forces, AMC also has additional aircraft and crews prepared to respond if further assistance is requested.
Mission planning and command-and-control for the AMC portion of the humanitarian effort is conducted by AMC's Tanker Airlift Control Center at Scott AFB, Ill.
As AMC's hub for global operations, the TACC plans, schedules and directs a fleet of nearly 1,300 mobility aircraft in support of strategic airlift, air refueling, and aeromedical evacuation operations around the world.
In addition to supporting U.S. military personnel in Iraq and Afghanistan, AMC's global mission includes humanitarian airlift in response to global events, such as the case with supporting relief operations in Japan.
http://www.dvidshub.net/news/67095/mobility-airmen-deliver-search-and-rescue-teams-japan
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