BREAKING: @NAVSOUS4THFLT has ordered U.S. Navy ships homeported at Naval Station Mayport to set Sortie Condition Alpha as Hurricane Dorian heads toward Florida’s Atlantic coast. FILE PHOTOS.https://t.co/ZXZWuxeI3y pic.twitter.com/pmpQiELzwV— U.S. Navy (@USNavy) August 30, 2019
FOX News: Florida military bases move warships, aircraft ahead of Hurricane Dorian
The Navy has ordered dozens of warships and aircraft to evacuate two bases in northeast Florida ahead of the anticipated arrival of Hurricane Dorian.
On Thursday, the Navy's Fourth Fleet declared "Sortie Condition Alpha" for ships homeported at Mayport Naval Station at the mouth of the St. Johns River east of Jacksonville. “Sortie Condition Alpha" means units must prepare to dispatch or deploy because destructive weather is expected within 24 hours.
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WNU Editor: It looks like the hurricane is going to bypass Florida .... Category 4 Dorian bears down on Bahamas, may skirt Florida (AP).
