U.S. Military Boosting Its Efforts To Help Puerto Rico

CBS: U.S. military beefs up its efforts in Puerto Rico as need for vital supplies grows

America's military is boosting its efforts to help Puerto Rico. FEMA is asking for military vehicles to clear roads and bring in supplies. The Coast Guard says it delivered 3,000 meals and 4,500 liters of water on Wednesday.

The USS Kearsarge dodged three major hurricanes in the Caribbean to help the islands recover from the storms, dropping 180 Marines and vital supplies on the island, reports CBS News' Omar Villafranca. The nerve center for the military's humanitarian effort in Puerto Rico is floating just a few miles offshore.

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