Disaster assistance : DOD's support for hurricanes Andrew and Iniki and typhoon Omar.

Includes bibliographical references

Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Readiness, Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives

This report responds to a request to determine the effect of providing humanitarian services in hurricanes Andrew and Iniki and typhoon Omar on the active military and National Guard forces involved. Specifically to: (i) identify the roles and missions of the active military and National Guard forces that provided the assistance; (ii) determine whether their were problems affecting their delivery of assistance; (iii) determine whether their participation affected the units' readiness and training; (iv) determine whether the military needs to reorient its roles, training, equipment and doctrine for this type of operation; and (v) identify the costs and sources of funding associated with the military's participation in disaster assistance operations