Starlink techs head to Camp Blanding

A four-person communications team from Fairchild Air Force Base near Spokane, Washington, will make a stop in Camp Blanding on its way to assist with Hurricane Ian rescue efforts.

The team will provide technical assistance in deploying Starlink satellite communications terminals.

“We are happy to provide this critical capability to the first responders in Florida as they perform the important task of recovering after Hurricane Ian,” said Major General Bret Daugherty, the adjutant general, in a statement. “Washington state has successfully used this technology during wildfires, and it will be extremely useful to the mission.”

SpaceX develops the Starlink satellite internet network.