The Air Force and other services still are helping support Hurricane Felix relief efforts in Nicaragua. Army and Navy helicopters attached to Joint Task Force-Bravo flew dozens of sorties during the weekend, conducting search and rescue missions and transporting essential aid. An Air Force C-130 transported some 25,000 pounds of USAID from Homestead ARB, Fla., to a Puerto Cabezas airfield last weekend.
Air Force depots are not typically meant for quick repair jobs, but during Operation Epic Fury, the service moved some of its stateside heavy maintenance capability forward to fix battle-damaged aircraft closer to the fight.
