They need to send in the NAVY w/SHIPS!
PRONTO!
LOL Great idea, but how "pronto" can the Navy get ships there & where would they put people other than the crew.
We need an old ocean liner, or cruise ship. Maybe the one that used to be at Gitmo.
you know all the navy ships we decommission?
why don't we fit them out as emergency craft and disperse them all over huricane prone areas?
i know it'd be expensive, but it seems like a decent idea....I imagine an old aircraft carrier could shelter a lot of folks, and provide a command center...
The closest thing that the Navy has is the LHD 5 Baatan, which is already heading to stand by ready to assist.
Beyond that, any military ship with sufficient capacity to really help out takes longer to arrive. The nearest thing is the CV 67 Kennedy in Mayport, which was scheduled to decommission and thus probably would have to be restocked in order to come in, taking time.
More likely, LHD 7 Iwo Jima and its group ((including the lighter weight and potentially more-useful LPD/LSD/etc) may have a little detour before going overseas.