Most powerful storm ever to hit landfall

[Windigo]

let your Christian leanings take hold, those poor bastards are gonna need lots of help rebuilding.... typhus and cholera are going to hit them next, when they're down.

[Mr. Bigglesworth]

Yeah, the ugliness is far from over. I was thinking of the supply response quite a bit yesterday. Bulldoze the roads from the ports clear, setup a fan of camps for distribution, etc.

[GDS_Starfury]

I would imagine that Subic Bay and Clark Field will be hubs for relief logistics.  I know we resigned leasing rights again but I dont know if the bases are active yet.

[Windigo]

I would imagine that Subic Bay and Clark Field will be hubs for relief logistics.  I know we resigned leasing rights again but I dont know if the bases are active yet.

heard that some marines are coming in, but no nuke carrier? Damn things are a floating power station, hospital and water treatment plant

[Mr. Bigglesworth]

Does any country have a dedicated disaster emergency freighter?

[GDS_Starfury]

Does the Mercy and Comfort qualify?

[Mr. Bigglesworth]

 I was thinking more dedicated supply than hospital ships. They are cool ships to have though.

[Mr. Bigglesworth]

USN has military supply ships. What should  panamax size emergency response ship have? How's about divert 50% of UN beaurocracy funds to a dedicated emergency relief ship? It follows bag ass storms around.

a large clean water hold to send out water bladders immediately
amphibious landing vessels
front end loaders, small dozers for road clearing
a dozen 5 ton trucks
fuels
grains
tents
cook stoves


come on, work with me on it. What else?

[GDS_Starfury]

youre basiclly asking for a small fleet of our LHDs.

[Gusington]

There should be some kind of security unit involved for sure.

[Mr. Bigglesworth]

Yes, having it fall to pirates would be embarrassing.

[Windigo]

and communications... until they get their comms infrastructure up and running

[Gusington]

Call me old fashioned but I like my disaster relief delivered by US Marines. Maybe the Filipinos not so much.

[Mr. Bigglesworth]

and communications... until they get their comms infrastructure up and running

Mobile cell tower trucks? link to the ship then ship to satellite?

[GDS_Starfury]

Yes, having it fall to pirates would be embarrassing.

they tried that once and it didnt work out so well for them.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/africa/04/01/navy.pirates/
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2010/1124/Five-Somali-pirates-convicted-of-attacking-US-Navy-ship