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Hurricane 2021: South Carolina preps Militia!

On 12JUN2021, the South Carolina National Guard conducted a Rehearsal of Concept (RoC) hurricane response discussion, on McEntire Joint National Guard Base.

South Carolina National Guard photo by Captain Jessica Donnelly.

“This is an ongoing process for us…For much of what we do, and what the Emergency Management Division does, we work year-round in preparation for hurricane season. After we complete an event, we go back in and make an assessment of it to determine our strengths, weaknesses, and how we can look to improve…Following the last season, and the previous seasons before, we’re always looking at how we can prepare and better ourselves for the future.”-Major General Van McCarty

Hurricane 2016: MATTHEW HITS SOUTH CAROLINA WITH CIVIL WAR CANNONBALLS!

Hurricane 2021: U.S. MILITARY says MAJOR HURRICANES CAN DEVELOP RAPIDLY WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING!

Typhoon 2021: TCCOR prep

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Typhoon 2021: TCCOR prep

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“Everyone should have their emergency supplies on hand already. Don’t wait until the last minute to go to the store to buy food. Purchase your supplies, get your free sandbags and you’ll be properly prepared.”-Master Sergeant Randy Golleher, U.S. Air Force, Okinawa, Japan

Kadena Air Base, Japan, 10JUN2021. U.S. Air Force photo by Airman First Class Yosselin Perla.

In the Pacific region, hurricanes are called typhoons.  They can happen anytime, but the United States Forces Japan (USFJ) considers official Typhoon Season to be June 1st through November 30th.

U.S. Marines Corps graphic.

April is considered Typhoon Prep Month, they’ve even developed the Tropical Cyclone Conditions of Readiness (TCCOR) system: “When a typhoon is approaching, we stand up the virtual Emergency Operations Center with all of our island partners. We also begin to monitor the typhoon through the Defense Communications System and we make sure all military branches understand what TCCOR level we’re in.”-Master Sergeant Randy Golleher, USAF, Okinawa

On the U.S. island territory of Guam, the U.S. Air Force issued a typhoon explainer/prep video. On Guam, official Typhoon Season is May through November:

Also, the Airmen of Anderson Air Force Base, Guam, put together this ‘cheesy’ video on how to properly use a generator to supply electrical power to your home:

Typhoon 2019: FEMA DEPLOYS HAWAII NATIONAL GUARD TO GUAM!

Hurricane 2021: U.S. MILITARY says MAJOR HURRICANES CAN DEVELOP RAPIDLY WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING!

Hurricane 2021: WC-130J WX HUNTERS DEPLOY

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Hurricane 2021: U.S. military; major hurricanes can develop rapidly with little or no warning!

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This U.S. Marine Corps graphic was designed by Lance Corporal Devin Darden, and displayed in the Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, South Carolina.

U.S. Air Force hurricane explainer video (by Staff Sergeant Heather Fejerang) issued by MacDill Air Force Base in Florida.  It’s a little boring, but with good advice:

Hurricane 2021: USMC PREPS FOR DESTRUCTIVE WX EVENT!

Technology, U.S.

Hurricane 2021: WC-130J WX hunters deploy

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U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sergeant Kristen Pittman.

On 17JUN2021, the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron (U.S. Air Force Reserve) began launching their WC-130J hurricane hunters from Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, for the 2021 Atlantic Hurricane season.

Planning an ‘LLI’ mission. USAF photo by Staff Sergeant Kristen Pittman, 17JUN2021.

The first WC-130J mission of the 2021 Hurricane season was a ‘lower level invest’ (LLI) over The Gulf of Mexico.

USAF photo by Staff Sergeant Kristen Pittman, 17JUN2021.

LLIs are flown by WC-130Js at a lower altitude than regular storm missions, whenever weather satellites are having a hard time finding the center of a tropical system.

Hurricane History: AIRBORNE HURRICANE HUNTERS, WHEN DID IT ALL START?

Hurricane 2021: U.S. ARMY DEPLOYS EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION VEHICLES!

Technology, U.S.

Hurricane 2021: U.S. Army deploys emergency communication vehicles!

On 21JUN2021, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) deployed a Engineer Command and Control Vehicle-7 (ECCV-7) to Puerto Rico, for the 2021 Atlantic Hurricane season.

USACE photo by Mark Rankin.

It is also called Deployable Tactical Operating System (DTOS).  It allows USACE personnel to integrate with local, federal and state authorities.  The DTOS/ECCV-7 was one of many USACE vehicles being deployed from Florida to Puerto Rico.

USACE photo by Mark Rankin.

Failed State 2020: OHIO JOINS NEW YORK IN DEPLOYING National Guard TO PUERTO RICO

ARMY RESERVE DEPLOYS FOR PUERTO RICO QUAKE RECOVERY

Maria, 2017: ARMY RESERVE RESPONDE AL LLAMADO DE AYUDA EN PUERTO RICO!

Hurricane 2021: USMC PREPS FOR DESTRUCTIVE WX EVENT IN NORTH CAROLINA!

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Hurricane 2021: USMC preps for Destructive WX Event!

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USMC photo by Corporal Karina Lopezmata.

On 16JUN2021, the United State Marine Corps (USMC) began preparing for what it calls DWX (Destructive Weather), for the 2021 hurricane season (officially June 1st thru November 30th).

Tarawa Terrace Elementary School, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. USMC photo by Corporal Karina Lopezmata.

On Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, three locations (including the elementary school) were picked for use as DWX shelters.

USMC photo by Corporal Christian Ayers.

Preparations were also taken on Air Station New River, North Carolina.

USMC photo by Corporal Christian Ayers.

New River Marines and silly-villians conducted DWX response in the Emergency Operations Center.

Hurricane 2020: ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON BEGINS EARLY, AGAIN,1ST WC-130J HURRICANE HUNTER LAUNCHED!

Hurricane 2018: FLORIDA National Guard DISCOVERS A MAJOR CAUSE a slow disaster relief, NEW PREPS FOR HURRICANES!

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Atlantic hurricane season begins early, again,1st WC-130J Hurricane Hunter launched!

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“Mother Nature doesn’t operate on a calendar, so this is a reminder to always be prepared.”-Colonel Jeffrey A. Van Dootingh, 403rd Wing USAF Reserve

U.S. Air Force photo by Technical Sergeant Christopher Carranza, 16MAY2020.

Despite the Atlantic Hurricane Season not officially starting until June, on 16MAY2020 the U.S. Air Force Reserve launched its hurricane tracking WC-130J aircraft based at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi.

USAF photo by Technical Sergeant Christopher Carranza, 16MAY2020.

The 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron is concerned about a possible developing tropical depression or storm near the Bahamas (on 16MAY2020 it was called Invest 90L).

USAF photo by Technical Sergeant Christopher Carranza, 16MAY2020.

Short video of first WC-130J launch of 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season:

On 17MAY2020, Invest 90L became Tropical Storm Arthur.  This is the sixth year in a row that a Tropical Storm developed in May.

USAF photo by Technical Sergeant Christopher Carranza, 16MAY2020.

During ‘invest’ flights the WC-130Js fly at low altitudes (500 to 1,500 feet, 152 to 457 meters) to determine if there is a closed circulation.  Once a system becomes a storm the WC-130Js fly at higher altitudes (5,000 to 10,000 feet, 1524 to 3048 meters), and fly through the eye of the storm several times during a mission. Dropsondes are launched from the aircraft into the storm, which then communicate with the National Hurricane Center via satellite link.  (What’s a storm tracking Dropsonde?)

WC-130J & WP-3D: HUNTING DORIAN

WC-130J SUPER HERCULES TRACKS HURRICANE HARVEY

AIRBORNE HURRICANE HUNTERS, WHEN DID IT ALL START?

International, Technology

European Tornados and Typhoons strike Nevada!

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NATO Spain Eurofighter Typhoon launches from Nellis Air Force Base, 11MAR2020. U.S. Air Force photo by William R. Lewis.

In March 2020, NATO European air forces battled for control of the airspace over the U.S. state of Nevada.

USAF photo by William R. Lewis, 26MAR2020.

Eurofighter Typhoons were flown by NATO Germany, Italy and Spain.

German Eurofighter Typhoon. USAF photo by Airman First Class Dwane R. Young, 09MAR2020.

It was all part of Red Flag NATO training in March 2020.  Here’s music video (by William Lewis) of German Tornadoes, German-Italian-Spanish Typhoons and U.S. F-35, 10MAR2020:

USAF photo by Staff Sergeant Philip Bryant, 05MAR2020.

Panavia Tornado.

USAF photo by Staff Sergeant Philip Bryant, 10MAR2020.

Here’s more video of Tornado and Typhoons, by Staff Sergeant Philip Bryant, 10MAR2020:

Photo by Mauricio Campino, 26MAR2020.

This pic shows Spanish Typhoons arriving at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, after the Red Flag training was suddenly canceled because of CoViD-19, 26MAR2020.

Click on these links:

RED FLAG FOR ALABAMA MILITIA!

1939 V 2019; GERMANY INVADES POLAND AGAIN, THIS TIME WITH THE HELP OF NATO!

GERMANY FINALLY ADOPTS THE MINIGUN!

MLRS, BRITISH RED COATS INVADE U.S. ARMY BASE IN GERMANY!

International

Xmas bells are ringing!: Pacific Ring of Fire, December 2019

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Incomplete list of links to seismic/natural disaster reports from around the Pacific Ring of Fire, December 2019.

Drones Now Reveal Earthquake Threats Deep in the Ocean 

 

Scientist say it snows in the center of the Earth; snow made out of Iron!

AUSTRALIA:  The perfect (fire) storm

Small earthquake at South West Rocks on (western christian) Christmas day

  Residents rocked by earthquakes at Muswellbrook and Denman

CANADA:  Forget a bus shutdown — here’s what getting around could be like after a major earthquake

Burst of earthquakes on (western christian) Christmas day near Vancouver Island raise fears of the Big One

320 years since the last Cascadia Megathrust doesn’t mean it’s overdue

CHILE: Explosive activity of Nicanor Crater continues 

4.2 quake 29DEC2019

6.0 quake 03DEC2019

CHINA:  4.9 quake, Hubei Province

Over 2,000 earthquake monitor stations to be built

5.2 quake injures 18 people

4.5 quake, Hebei Province

4.6 quake, Sichuan Province

COLOMBIA: The Christmas Eve (western christian Gregorian calendar) gift from the Earth to the people of Colombia was a reminder of Earth’s immense power and destructive potential. A magnitude-6.2 earthquake struck near the town of Mesetas.

COSTA RICA:   northwest shakes with magnitude 5.5 quake

ECUADOR: 4.23 quake

Reventador erupts again

EL SALVADOR:  Quake reported in San Salvador

FIJI:  5.2 quake near Lambasa, 27DEC2019

  5.1-magnitude quake hits 116km W of Ceva-i-Ra, on the western christian day of Christmas

INDONESIA: Anak Krakatau erupts, spewing out 200-meter-high column of ash

Since just before the western christian day of
Christmas (eastern christian Christmas is in January) the area around Indonesia has been hit by swarms of quakes.  Check website Volcano Discovery, at least 140 quakes greater than 2.6.

JAPAN:  5.2 quake, 30DEC2019

4.4 quake, 28DEC2019

 Meteorological Agency says the country was hit by nearly double the usual number of typhoons this year.

Magnitude 5.5 earthquake jolts Aomori Prefecture 

A Baby Volcano Was Just Discovered, and It’s so Kawaii!

 

Cost of the never ending recovery from the 2011 quake/tsunami to hit U.S.$14-billion by 2025!

KOREA:  U.S. personnel at Osan Air Base practiced emergency responder training, 19DEC2019.

LAOS:  The Lao National Earthquake Data Center is now operational after funding assistance from the People’s Republic of China.

MEXICO:  Popocatepetl volcano spews smoke and ‘incandescent material’ on western christian Christmas Day

4 new webcams installed at El Popo, Colima volcanoes
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NEW ZEALAND:  5.2 quake, 29DEC2019

American woman dies from burns suffered in volcano eruption

New Zealand volcano: Police call off search for missing pair
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NICARAGUA: 4.2 quake, 08DEC2019

PANAMA:  4.0 quake, 20DEC2019

4.1 quake, 14DEC2019

U.S. Joint Task Force-Bravo personnel and Panamanian forces joined for an emergency response and humanitarian assistance exercise in the Darien Province, called Exercise Mercury.  Panama is a highly valued regional security partner to the U.S. and the only country in Central America with a humanitarian assistance hub.

PAPUA NEW GUINEA: 4.8 quake, 30DEC2019

4.5 quake, 21DEC2019

PERU: 4.6 quake, 30DEC2019

PHILIPPINES:  5.2-magnitude quake hits 85km south of Sarangani

35 dead after typhoon hit on (western christian) Christmas day

RUSSIA: 4.4 quake, 29DEC2019

5.4 quake, 27DEC2019

Activity with Bezymianny’s lava dome, inside its summit caldera, has increased.

The History and Mystery of Russia’s ‘Valley of Death’

 

SINGAPORE: U.S. taxes spent on a  Humanitarian Assistance Response Training (HART) Course at the U.S. Navy’s Commander, Logistics Group Western Pacific Headquarters in Singapore.  Also in attendance were the Canadians and Singaporeans.

TONGA: 4.8 quake, 24DEC2019

6.4 quake, 06DEC2019

UNITED STATES: 

Alaska;  Low-Level Eruption At Shishaldin Volcano Continues

 More taxpayer Funding Needed to Maintain Earthquake Sensors

One Year After Big Alaska Earthquake, Many Still Struggle

 

Magnitude 5.2 quake hits Southeast Alaska

Aleutian volcano erupts sending ash 25,000 feet

California;  9 earthquakes shake residents on (western christian) Christmas Eve and Christmas

New USGS Seismic Hazard Map Shows Increased Risks in East Bay, San Jose

Californians living with ‘backyard volcanoes’?

Colorado;  Earthquakes trigger new plans for salt water injection well 

Hawaii;  Geothermal company almost done with volcano repairs

A Tiny Leak Led to a Massive, Unexpected Collapse at Kilauea

Idaho;  East Idaho quake connected to Yellowstone

Nevada;  2.7 quake, 26DEC2019 

Oregon;  Undersea volcano, off Oregon’s coast, has a giant magma chamber!

 City of Portland issues teenagers Earthquake Kits

4.3 quake shakes near Brookings

 

Utah; 50% chance that “A large earthquake could result in thousands of deaths and life-threatening injuries….”

2.24 magnitude earthquake hits near St. George

 

Washington;  Whatcom Sheriff’s Office monitoring earthquake cluster activity

Satellites can sense when the ground shifts

Puget Sound is an earthquake hot zone, according to new seismic update
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VANUATU (New Caledonia):  5.0 quake, 26DEC2019 

 

Pacific Ring of Fire, November 2019: POLITICIANS SPEND TAX MONEY ON BAKA HELMETS, FOR THEMSELVES!

Technology, U.S.

Harvey: What’s a DropSonde?

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U.S. Air Force photo Staff Sergeant Heather Heiney, 24AUG2017.

Video explainer of what a storm tracking dropsonde is:

Loading a dropsonde cannon. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sergeant Heather Heiney, 24AUG2017.

In May, the USAF 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron ‘Hurricane Hunters’ took part in the 2017 Hurricane Awareness Tour, which was meant to increase the public’s awareness of hurricane threats.

USAF photo by Technical Sergeant Ryan Labadens, 08MAY2017.

 

More video & pics: WC-130J SUPER HERCULES TRACKS HURRICANE HARVEY