Airmen from the Ohio Air National Guard 200th Red Horse Squadron deployed to San Juan, Puerto Rico to assist in setting up two campsites to accommodate relief and rescue agencies responding to the destruction caused by the recent earthquake, Jan. 17.
The twenty-six manned team will work with local authorities and other National Guard members from other states to build two separate campsites in Guayanilla and Guánica, Puerto Rico.
The Disaster Relief Bed-down Sets are self sustaining camps palletized for shipment and assembled by the members from the 200th RHS on the ground in the affected areas. The DRBS’s, once assembled, can house over 150 responders with temperature controlled sleeping tents, electricity, potable water, showers and laundry facilities.
The first part of building the campsites is developing logistical plans for the designated areas the DRBS are being assembled.
“Every location is different,” said Master Sgt. David Taylor, 200th Red Horse Squadron Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge. “We adapt our plans for setting up the DRBS based on the area.”
Planning the set up of the camp entails everything from how to manage security and entry control within the camp after its established, to assessing slope gradations to ensure proper water runoff.
The coordination takes a lot of effort in a very short period of time.
“We were told to be ready within 48 hours of moving out,” said Taylor. “The level of coordination that takes is amazing. We’ve been successful at moving quickly because of the collaboration happening on the ground with the Puerto Rico National Guard’s assistance.”
“As a local, I am very grateful for the Ohio Air National Guard to be here,” said Capt. José Martínez Officer in Charge for the Joint Reception Staging Onward Integration and member of the Puerto Rico Air National Guard 156th Airlift Wing. “Earthquakes are not something we expect here, so having these partnerships with other teams is very important when something like this happens.”
| Date Taken: | 01.18.2020 |
| Date Posted: | 01.20.2020 10:12 |
| Story ID: | 359702 |
| Location: | GUAYANILLA, PUERTO RICO, US |
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