GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba – The U.S. Military is getting ready for Hurricane Matthew. Approximately 4,800 service members remain at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, following the mandatory evacuation of spouses and family members.
The U.S. Navy photo at the top of this story shows Soldiers with the US Army Reserve and National Guard setting up cots for service members who will remain at the Naval Station when the eye of the storm hits around 3:30 p.m. EST today. Matthew is expected to remain a category 4 at landfall.
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Over the weekend, approximately 700 spouses and family members -- along with their pets -- were evacuated by military aircraft to Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla.
Naval Hospital Pensacola assisted with the evacuation by providing medical assistance to the evacuees once they arrived to NAS Pensacola. The staff on site, which included doctors, nurses and corpsmen provided care to the evacuees that included a two-day-old baby and several patients that needed prescriptions.