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Pennsylvania National Guard activates 1,500 troops for hurricane relief
August 27, 2011
Maryland National Guard members respond to Hurricane Irene.
Virginia Guard members pre-positioned for hurricane
August 27, 2011
Members of the Virginia Defense Force Incident Management Assistance Team in Onancock prepare for possible duty in response to Hurricane Irene on Aug. 26, 2011, by setting up a TAC-PAC to provide communication between Virginia National Guard Soldiers on duty across the commonwealth. The Virginia National Guard has been authorized to bring up to 300 personnel on state active duty for possible missions including high water transport and light debris removal.
North Carolina Guard ‘packages’ disaster response assets
August 26, 2011
With Hurricane Irene spinning her way towards the North Carolinian coast, the North Carolina National Guard put in to play an innovative response plan.
Civil authorities work with National Guard to update hurricane response plan
August 26, 2011
The Georgia National Guard and the Savannah Combat Readiness Training Center hosted a weeklong hurricane exercise, HURREX 2011, earlier this month during which leaders from several state and local emergency response agencies gathered to discuss what their roles would be in a joint reaction to a hurricane striking the Coastal Empire.
Guard member excels in decontamination field
August 26, 2011
Indiana Army National Guard Spc. Michael Clayton, a chemical operations specialist with the 438th Chemical Company based at Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center, Ind., brings nearly 10 years of experience to the 19th Chemical, Biological, Nuclear, Radiological and high-yield Explosive Enhanced Response Force Package, an emergency response organization that trains to contend with nuclear, chemical or biological incidents.
The National Guard responds to Hurricane Irene
August 26, 2011
Virginia National Guard Soldiers in Sandston prepare for possible duty in response to Hurricane Irene by unloading pallets of cots and Meals Ready to Eat. The Virginia National Guard has been authorized to bring up to 300 personnel on state active duty for possible missions including high water transport and light debris removal.
Maryland armory hosts Ocean City evacuees
August 26, 2011
More than 600 Hurricane Irene evacuees from Ocean City, Md., are housed in the Maryland National Guard's Fifth Regiment Armory in Baltimore on Aug. 26, 2011.
New York National Guard mobilizes hundreds of troops for Hurricane Irene
August 26, 2011
Up to 101,000 National Guard troops are available to help East Coast residents facing Hurricane Irene. Here, agencies from across Maryland gather together in the Emergency Operations Center to coordinate efforts in preparing for adverse weather conditions expected due to the storm. (Maryland National Guard photo) (Released)
Obama, Panetta urge caution, preparedness for coming storm
August 26, 2011
Satellite imagery of Hurricane Irene on Aug. 26, 2011.
Keeping the Minnesota Guard's Red Bulls moving
August 26, 2011
Army Sgt. Roger Viker of Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 135th Infantry Regiment, uses an improvised lever made from rebar to lift a generator into place. Army Staff Sgt. Bryan Haley, a wheeled vehicle mechanic in Bravo Company, 2nd Bn. 135th Infantry Regiment helps guide it into place.
Talking natural disasters with kids
August 25, 2011
The Virginia National Guard's Army Spc. Bradley Dial operates a scoop loader to clear trees from a road after Hurricane Isabel in 2003.
Puerto Rico Guard helps Vieques with Tropical Storm Irene aftermath
August 25, 2011
The Puerto Rico National Guard's Maritime Transportation Unit of the Puerto Rico National Guard transported heavy equipment for debris removal to the island municipality of Vieques to help with repairs after the damage from Sunday's Tropical Storm Irene.
National Guard contributes to joint terrorism response exercise
August 25, 2011
Soldiers from the 546th Military Police Company, 385th Military Police Battalion, 16th Military Police Brigade, begin their mission to bring food and water to "distressed civilians" at Jefferson Proving Ground, Ind., Aug. 21, 2011, after being dropped off from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter. The Fort Stewart, Ga.-based military policemen provided medical care and relief supplies to civilians as part of Vibrant Response 12, a U.S. Northern Command field training exercise conducted by U.S. Army North.
Operation Lone Star brings free healthcare to valley
August 25, 2011
Army Capt. Thomas Youngblood with the 162nd Area Support Medical Company performs children's preventative dental services on a patient during a humanitarian mission Aug. 2, 2011, in Hebbronville, Texas. The event, known as Operation Lone Star, is an annual mission that provides free medical services to people along the Texas border. More than 400 Texas Military Forces service members, 200 state and county employees and numerous volunteers collaborated for the exercise to not only help Texans in need but also to conduct a real-world training event in preparation for any real world disasters or emergencies.
DOD says 101,000 Guard members available as military bases prepare for Hurricane Irene
August 25, 2011
A GOES-13 infrared satellite image provided by the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Monterey, Calif., shows the status of Hurricane Irene at about 6 a.m. EDT, Aug. 24, 2011. Irene crossed over the Bahamas with 115-mph winds. The storm could strike the U.S. East Coast between Florida and the Carolinas as a Category 3 hurricane.
Virginia Guard prepares for possible Hurricane Irene recovery operations
August 25, 2011
The Virginia National Guard's Army Spc. Brent Hart, Army Staff Sgt. Ronald Cruz and Army Sgt. 1st Class Jerry Bristow work to clear debris after Hurricane Isabel in 2003.
California Guard CERFP first to be transported by military air
August 24, 2011
Air Force Tech. Sgt. Bart Panighetti, an air cargo specialist from the 146th Airlift Wing, California Air National Guard, detaches a trailer loaded on a C-17 Globemaster III military transport aircraft in Volk Field, Wis., July 9, 2011, for Patriot Exercise 2011. The C-17 had just transported a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and high-yield Explosive Enhanced Response Force Package from California to Wisconsin. The 9th CERFP, of the California National Guard, was the first team transported entirely by military aircraft as part of Patriot, an international large-scale emergency response training exercise.
Puerto Rico National Guard assists with hurricane cleanup
August 24, 2011
Army Sgt. 1st. Class Edwin Izquierdo and Army Sgt. Javier Cosme, both with the Puerto Rico National Guard's 190th Engineering Battalion, support the clearing of heavy debris from local roads after tropical storm Irene's passing over Puerto Rico August 21, 2011.
Alabama Guard members Participate in Vibrant Response 12.1 Exercise
August 23, 2011
167th Theater Sustainment Command personnel unload airplanes at the Aerial Port of Debarkation at during training exercise Vibrant Response 12.1 at Camp Atterbury, Ind., Aug. 20, 2011.
Guard members part of a joint team helping Surinamese partners
August 23, 2011
Cadet Justin Kolbeck cuts through a piece of wood to be used in a sun shelter at the Pater van der Pluym School in Brownsweg, Suriname, Aug. 8, 2011. Kolbeck, a cadet with the 155th Engineering Company in Rapid City, S.D., is helping remodel the school during the New Horizons 2011 exercise.