| Many of the natural disasters that occur in our | | | | The Carriers would also serve as living quarters |
| country and in places around the world happen in | | | | for the repair operations workgroups. If |
| coastal areas. Hurricanes, Tsunamis,Tidal Waves | | | | necessary the ships could also be used as a |
| bring about disasterous results because of our | | | | temporary residence for stranded victims of the |
| failure to be able to respond in "Quick Time". Many | | | | disaster. These Carriers can easily house 5000 |
| of the life threatening injuries and illnesses along | | | | plus people and more if reconfigured. They also |
| with the possibility of starvation could be better | | | | have medical and dining facilities to serve such a |
| dealt with if a system of quick disaster response | | | | population. Other benefits would be their water |
| to such disasters could be devised. | | | | desalination equipment for providing drinking water |
| Many times responders are hampered by blocked | | | | and generators that could help a as temporary |
| roads, rempant flooding, electrical failures, no | | | | power source for the devastated communities. |
| potable water supplies and lack of living quarters | | | | The workforce could be flown to the scene once |
| for the responders when they do arrive. Because | | | | the Carrier arrives and of course the workforce |
| of these problems responders are not able to | | | | could be easily ferried to the worksites by |
| move in and set up relief stations on a timely | | | | helicopter and/or landing craft. Equipment and |
| basis. | | | | tools could also be delivered from the Carrier to |
| One solution would be to retrofit decommissioned | | | | the worksites by landing craft or helicopter. |
| Aircraft Carriers and outfit them to be quick | | | | The cost of retrofitting a Carrier for such |
| disaster response headquarters that could be on | | | | purposes would be extremely expensive but the |
| constant alert readiness to move to any area of | | | | payback in terms of human lives saved and |
| the world where a major disaster occurs. These | | | | reduction in human suffering would be worth the |
| ships would be equipped with tools and equipment | | | | costs. There would also be the economic benefits |
| needed to do any and all types of repairs needed | | | | of getting the community's life back to normal |
| to bring the affected areas back to at least | | | | much more quickly than the methods we have |
| limited operational status. | | | | employed in previous disasters such as Katrina. |