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2005-08-31 Home Front: Economy

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Posted by Steve 2005-08-31 11:48|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Good job by the AF, only the Navy could do a better job after a hurricane. Course the Navy has certain advantages.

Posted by Spavilet Snaing7506 2005-08-31 13:55|| 2005-08-31 13:55|| Front Page Top

#2 Marines rescued more than 100 people stranded by the destruction of Hurricane Katrina Monday after tides and high winds pummeled cities along the Gulf of Mexico coast. Leathernecks with the Reserveâs reinforced 3rd Platoon, Alpha Company, 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion, based in Gulfport, Miss., navigated the debris-filled streets of Biloxi late Aug. 29, plucking dazed citizens from their battered homes. About 130 people were rescued by the Marines, who drove two AAV7 Amphibious Assault Vehicles through the destruction.

The amtrackers took the flood victims âto a designated drop-off point where they were returned to safety by civilian authorities,â according to a news release from Naval Construction Battalion Center Gulfport. One amtrac in the operation rescued 100 people, making four trips with 25 victims crammed into the crew compartment, a Navy spokeswoman said.

Navy Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalions 1, 7 and 133 â based in Gulfport â are clearing a 10-mile-long stretch of road to the nearby town of Pass Christian so civilian authorities could rescue stranded citizens there, the spokeswoman said. The Marine amtrackers headed to the Armed Forces Retirement Home in Gulfport today for rescue operations there, but no further details were available.

I wondered if the SeaBees still had a base there. Talk about being on the spot.

Posted by Steve">Steve 2005-08-31 14:58|| 2005-08-31 14:58|| Front Page Top

#3 Isn't/wasn't GulfPort the historic home of the SeaBees?

Posted by Shipman 2005-08-31 16:13|| 2005-08-31 16:13|| Front Page Top

#4 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion
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Gotta show Dad that, they used to take him to work.

Posted by Shipman 2005-08-31 16:15|| 2005-08-31 16:15|| Front Page Top

#5 Gulfport has the tech school training base for the SeeBees. It is situated pretty well far back from the seafront, as I remember... so they would be well situated to be able to lend a hand right away.

Posted by Sgt. Mom">Sgt. Mom 2005-08-31 20:22|| www.sgtstryker.com]">[www.sgtstryker.com] 2005-08-31 20:22|| Front Page Top

#6 Yes, it is a pretty good ways inland. Leave it to the dern engineers to figure out to not be at ocean/gulf front property. I've actually had some dealings with the City of Gulfport recently (met the Mayor just 2-3 weeks ago). Their Public Works building is right near an airstrip on what I was told was the base. We had a Q&A session with the former P.W. Director, and would have to stop eveny 30 mins or so F-16 or 18's would land. Closest I've ever been to aircraft like that.

Posted by BA 2005-08-31 23:02|| 2005-08-31 23:02|| Front Page Top

#7 see? Flyboys get the beach. We dumb engineers have to stay inland...otherwise there'd be jetty's and berms and earthenworks all over the place

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2005-08-31 23:28|| 2005-08-31 23:28|| Front Page Top

#8 lol, Frank. ~~Birds~~ Engineers of a feather

Posted by BA 2005-08-31 23:31|| 2005-08-31 23:31|| Front Page Top

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