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South Carolina HART team performing challenging rescues
September 15, 2018
Soldiers with the South Carolina Army National Guard along with members of the S.C. Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team ensure a UH-60 Black Hawk is ready for rescue missions in response to Hurricane Florence, Charleston, SC, Sept. 14, 2018. SC-HART is a partnership between aviation units of the South Carolina Army National Guard and the South Carolina State Urban Search and Rescue Task Force.
Virginia National Guard sending support to North Carolina
September 15, 2018
Soldiers assigned to the Virginia National Guard's 1173rd Transportation Company, 529th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 329th Regional Support Group assemble six Light Medium Tactical Vehicles with supplies including food, fuel, protectice equipment met and wet weather gear Sept. 13, 2018, at the State Military Reservation in Virginia Beach. The LMTVs deployed to fire stations in Chesapeake, Virginia, to assist with possible hurricane response operations as Hurricane Florence makes landfall.
Wisconsin Guard ready to assist with Florence response
September 15, 2018
Approximately two dozen Soldiers assigned to medevac units at the Wisconsin National Guard's Army Aviation Support Facility 1 in West Bend, Wis., prep UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters Sept. 14, 2018,for movement to Maryland in response to then-Hurricane Florence, where the crews will remain in a standby status to be available in the event that civil authorities request their services. The Department of Defense began staging personnel, equipment and resources in the region to prepare for potential response missions as Hurricane Florence made landfall.
Ky. Air Guard deploys 10 special tactics troops for Florence
September 15, 2018
Airmen from the 123rd Airlift Wing load vehicles and cargo onto a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., Sept. 15, 2018, in response to Tropical Storm Florence. The gear and 10 Airmen from the 123rd Special Tactics Squadron are being deployed to Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia Beach, Va., to provide stand-alone communications, air traffic control, personnel recovery and paramedic capabilities in response to massive flooding.
N.C. Air Guard stands against Tropical Storm Florence
September 15, 2018
U.S. Air Force Col. Bryony Terrell, commander 145th Airlift Wing, delivers a brief during a meeting held at the North Carolina Air National Guard (NCANG) Base, Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Sept. 14, 2018.
188th Wing activates UPAD for Hurricane Florence Response
September 14, 2018
Master Sgt. Twila Costiloe, 188th Wing intelligence analyst, creates graphical information products in the 188th Unclassified Processing, Assessment, and Dissemination element at Ebbing Air National Guard Base, Ark., to support Hurricane Florence responders Sept. 13, 2018. The UPAD rapidly provides graphical information products requested by incident commanders located across the storm’s path.
Royal Thai Armed Forces leaders visit Washington for SPP
September 14, 2018
From left to right: Maj.Gen.Chartchai Chaigasam, Director General, Office of Chief of Defense Forces, AVM Tanasak Metananta, Deputy Director, Directorate of Operations, Maj. Gen. Bret Daugherty, the adjutant general, Washington National Guard, Maj.Gen.Seri Sukontamalai, Director, Defense Information and Space Technology Department and Col. Gent Welsh, commander, 194th Wing pose by the Minuteman statue at Camp Murray, Wash. on Sept. 12, 2018.
Guard units from Calif. and Tenn. join in Ukraine training
September 14, 2018
California National Guard Soldiers trade patches with Ukrainian service members at the International Peacekeeping and Security Centre in Yavoriv, Ukraine, Sept 7, 2018. During breaks in training, troops participated in the tradition of swapping patches. The troops also performed tactical training during the multinational Rapid Trident exercise.
More than 7,000 troops ready as Hurricane Florence hits
September 14, 2018
Kenneth P. Rapuano, left, assistant secretary of defense for homeland defense and global security, and Air Force Gen. Terrence J. O'Shaughnessy, commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, brief reporters at the Pentagon, Sept. 13, 2018, on Defense Department preparations for Hurricane Florence.
Pa. Army Guard sends crew, aircraft for Florence response
September 14, 2018
Chief Warrant Officer 4 Patrick Donohue, a CH-47 Chinook pilot with the Eastern Army Aviation Training Site (EAATS) briefs his crew before takeoff Sept. 13, 2018, from Muir Army Airfield at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania. Approximately 25 Pennsylvania Guard members in two Chinooks and two UH-56 Black Hawk helicopters are bound for South Carolina in support of Hurricane Florence recovery efforts.
South Carolina National Guard finalizes hurricane plans
September 14, 2018
Soldiers with the 1-118th Infantry Battalion stage a Light Medium Tactical Vehicle (LMTV) at the McClellanville Fire Department ahead of Hurricane Florence, Sept. 13, 2018, McClellanville, South Carolina. Approximately 2,100 Soldiers and Airmen have been mobilized to prepare, respond and participate in recovery efforts for Hurricane Florence.
Okla. Army National Guard water rescue team deploys to Florence
September 14, 2018
Sgt. Kelby Shifflett, center, and Sgt. Anthony McCall, right, UH-60 Black Hawk crew chiefs, assigned to Charlie Company, 1-169 General Support Aviation Battalion, Oklahoma Army National Guard, conduct pre-flight checks on the external rescue hoist prior to leaving to support relief efforts for Hurricane Florence Sept. 13, 2018. Seven Soldiers from the aviation unit trained in Helicopter Search and Rescue operations will conduct swift water rescues using dynamic and static hoists to rescue stranded citizens after the hurricane subsides.
Guard units from 14 states gear up for Hurricane Florence
September 13, 2018
Pararescue personnel from the Alaska Air National Guard’s 212th Rescue Squadron, 176th Wing, and California ANG’s 131st Rescue Squadron, 129th Rescue Wing, settle into a AKANG’s 144th Airlift Squadron C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at Moffett Federal Airfield, Calif., Sept. 12, 2018. The Guardsmen complete with equipment, trailers and vehicles are enroute to Dover Air Force Base, Del., in preparation for offering support to civil authorities as needed in response to hurricane relief operations.
N.Y. Air Guard sends personnel and gear for Florence
September 13, 2018
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Peter Zaccariello, a pararescueman assigned to the 106th Rescue Wing, New York Air National Guard, checks and loads rescue equipment in preparation for Hurricane Florence Relief Operations, September 12, 2018.
West Virginia and other states send hurricane teams
September 13, 2018
The 167th Airlift Wing, West Virginia Air National Guard, is serving as a staging area for the Federal Emergency Management Agency ahead of Hurricane Florence’s expected impact along the East Coast this week. About 70 trailers full of food, water, blankets, cots, tents and fuel will be on stand-by, ready to mobilize as needed from the Martinsburg, W.Va., base.
Japan and Indiana National Guard forge alliance in exercise
September 12, 2018
State Command Sgt. Maj. James R. Gordon and 76th Brigade Command Sgt. Maj. Steven J. Bishop observe their soldiers during live-fire exercises for Orient Shield 2018. The U.S. Army and Japan Ground Self Defense Force take meticulous range safety precautions to ensure live-fire training is safe as the training area supports firing these weapons systems.
Indiana National Guard boosts partnership with Niger
September 12, 2018
Service members from the Niger Armed Forces and Indiana National Guard pose for a group photo at the conclusion of a State Partnership Program meeting at Hulman Field Air National Guard Base, Terre Haute, Indiana, Aug. 28, 2018.
South Carolina Guard in position to respond for Florence
September 12, 2018
South Carolina National Guard Soldiers, Chief Warrant Officers 2 Benji Long and James Honour, conduct pre-flight checks before lifting off with senior leaders from the South Carolina Department of Transportation and Highway Patrol to observe lane reversals of South Carolina Interstates 26, 77 and Highway 501 as Hurricane Florence heads towards the Carolinas' coasts Sept. 11, 2018.
Guard Soldiers and Airmen gearing up for Hurricane Florence
September 12, 2018
South Carolina Army National Guard Soldiers from the 118th Forward Support Company stage recovery equipment to provide support for disabled vehicles during the lane reversal of I-26 in North Charleston, South Carolina, Sept. 11, 2018. Approximately 2,000 Soldiers and Airmen have been mobilized to prepare, respond and participate in recovery efforts as forecasters project Hurricane Florence will increase in strength with potential to be a Category 4 storm and a projected path to make landfall near the Carolinas and East Coast.
Ahoy! N.Y. Guard CST trains to deploy by landing craft
September 11, 2018
New York Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Thomas Myers, from the 2nd Civil Support Team, drives an ATV off of New York Naval Militia LC-350, a landing craft, at Peebles Island State Park in Waterford, Sept. 8, 2018. Meyers and the 2nd CST conducted joint training with the Naval Militia to deploy a biological, chemical, and radiological survey team using the Naval Militia's new LC-350.