together in the u.s.? i know the fairfax team because it is local here in washington goes to any number of these international does as terse. what do they do? are these like pull from firemen and doctors? you mean, who all is on this team? what s their expertise? reporter: the majority of them are fire fighters. there are doctors on the team. there are swiss water rescue experts. they brought at least four inflatable boats for swift water rescues. these are people in the d.c. area, fairfax team, they are very well experienced at plucking people out of the potomac river when the rapids are very rough there. they brought them along as well. knowing that there could be some very severe floodwaters and residual effects from the tsunami. and essentially they are going someplace that has nothing. so they pretty much have to bring everything with them. is that right? reporter: they do. this massive logistical they have to set up a base cam and
inaccessible. the problem is as you mentioned at top of the intro was the weather. it s a major problem. they have army and air force, hundreds of people. they set up a base cam at an old lodge out in the wilderness. they are handcuffs because the snowstorm is bad. they can t get these helicopters up in the air and they are trying to gets these all-terrain vehicles out looking for any sign much captain haney, any parachute. even with the frozen temperatures he has a suit that would allow him to survive those temperatures with inflatable mitt tns and a hood. he has undergone arctic training. they are not as much concerned with him surviving in the cold, but cold and weather hindering the search for him. missing now for almost three days in the alaskan wilderness.