Usually aid follows a request from the harmed country to assisting country. Nothing official from the US to the Bahamas yet. Some NGO’s are involved now, USAID? I remember Bill Chile’s and Amelio, arm in arm, off to save Japan, except, er, nobody invited them.
USCG did forward position before the hurricane to Andros Island, probably to take care of US citizens if need be. Protocol now is the USCG assets there are under the direction of the Bahamanian authorities.
Anybody have any more insight in how the USCG can be in a foreign country with an official invite?