Tampa Military Personnel Assist In Evacuation Of Hurricane Maria Victims

Published October 3, 2017 at 2:52 PM EDT

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More than 500 medically needy patients and their family members have been evacuated from St. Croix, St. Thomas and Puerto Rico by the Air Mobility Command. (The 927th Air Refueling Wing)

There are nearly 6,500 troops and support staff deployed to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands as part of the government’s relief response to the devastation of Hurricane Maria. Among the military units already helping is the 45th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron. The Air Force Reserve unit is flying medical patients to the mainland U.S.

Bobbie O’Brien of WUSF visited the squadron’s staging area at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa.

This story was produced by the American Homefront Project, a public media collaboration that reports on American military life and veterans. Funding comes from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the Bob Woodruff Foundation.