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Still proving what a low life POS misogynist you are.
People without food & water for 8 ******* days ARE dying.
Why the **** did your orange God not send the military the next day? Why did he wait 8 days? Was his trips to his golf resorts more important. Or did he have to fight with NFL players?
Trump has a God Damn job. He should STFU & do it. And you should STFU until he actually does something instead of running in circles screaming " You're doing a great job Doinnie"
Dumb **** the navy was there the minute the storm stopped As for the army and marines guess what the PORTS and airfields were damaged exactly how were they supposed to be there the day after the storm YOU ******* RETARD.
8 f r e a k i n days to assign a general to be in charge.
You assholes were just blaming the truck driverts.
But now you blame storm damage?
Make up your minds here.
I rreally think the military can go places without a port. Really.
They have these things called helicopters that can deliver good & personnel to get shit done.
Helicopters can not land when the ground is covered in downed trees and power lines dumb ****. Plus debris whipped up by the blades will wreck a helicopter in a second. All requires assessment and figuring out where when and how to cover the problems all handled by Local Commanders until it is determined what will be sent. And as I read literally tons of units and equipment with troops were being sent just couldn't get in due to damage to airfields and ports.
And this completely backs you up. They just got air control up and running.
Air National Guard Restores Air Traffic Control in Puerto Rico
By Air Force Capt. Matt Murphy and Air Force Tech. Sgt. Dan Heaton, Puerto Rico Air National Guard
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, Oct. 2, 2017 —
Air National Guard units from Puerto Rico, Illinois and Wisconsin teamed up to restore
Federal Aviation Administration-managed air traffic control operations on Puerto Rico as part of
response efforts in the wake of Hurricane Maria's devastation on the island.
Air Force Capt. Jeff Rutkowski, a member of the Wisconsin Air National Guard, and members of his team work inside the Puerto Rico Federal Aviation Administration Operations Center, where the Wisconsin Air National Guard established a Joint Incident Site Communications Capability center to restore air traffic communications, allowing the FAA to resume full operations, Sept. 30, 2017. Puerto Rico Air National Guard photo by Air Force Capt. Matt Murphy
Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico on Sept. 20 and destroyed a key generator used by the FAA to power its control center that directs aircraft movement in and around the island. The FAA's San Juan Center is responsible for directing the movement not only civilian and military aircraft for takeoff and landing at the island's airports, but also any aircraft flying in the vicinity.
"Thanks to our relationship with the
Puerto Rico Air National Guard, they were able to provide us with the assistance we needed to get back up and running, and now the Air National Guard is supporting us with redundancy as a backup now that power is restored to our building," said Edward Tirado, an operations manager with the FAA in Puerto Rico.
Air Traffic Control Curtailed
The loss of power and communications lines required that all aircraft traffic be controlled by visual and physical spacing. Only one aircraft could arrive or leave the island every 10 minutes, or six per hour, to ensure that the aircraft were safely separated. Under normal operating conditions, an airport the size of San Juan International can handle about 45 flights per hour.
The limited aircraft movement choked the supply chain of critical material and personnel, officials said.
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