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North Dakota's 119th Wing sends equipment for hurricane relief
October 3, 2017 — FARGO, N.D. — The North Dakota Air National Guard worked through the weekend to load and send approximately 80 tons of equipment to the U.S. Virgin Islands to support hurricane relief efforts. Twenty... MORE

North Dakota sending gear to U.S. Virgin Islands

Air National Guard restores FAA capabilities for Puerto Rico
October 2, 2017 — SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - A week and a half post hurricane Maria, it is hard to tell the Federal Aviation Administration was at "ground zero" and in the dark with no power or communications... MORE

Puerto Rico Air National Guard returns key radar to service
October 2, 2017 — PUNTA SALINAS RADAR STATION, Puerto Rico -- The Puerto Rico Air National Guard’s 140th Air Defense Support Squadron is helping to provide critical radar coverage over the skies of the Caribbean basin... MORE

The U.S. and Puerto Rico flags flap in a stiff breeze in front of the radar tower operated by 140th Air Defense Support Squadron in Aguadilla,

Multi-state National Guard team assisting with U.S. Virgin Islands recovery
October 2, 2017 — ST. CROIX, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS – The Virginia National Guard's Staunton-based 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team serves as the mission command headquarters for Joint Task Force Stonewall, a... MORE

Soldiers operate distro center in U.S. Virgin Islands

Oregon Guard members deploy to Puerto Rico in response to Hurricane Maria
September 30, 2017 — PORTLAND AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Ore. - In the aftermath of three devastating hurricanes that struck Texas, Florida, and the Caribbean region of the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, eight Oregon... MORE

Oregon Air National Guard members from the 142nd Communication Flight load their personal bags on a C-17 Globemaster III, at the Portland Air National Guard Base, Ore., Sept. 29, 2017. The Eight member team is deploying to support Hurricane Maria relief efforts in Puerto Rico.

Nevada Guard personnel and communications equipment en route to Puerto Rico
September 30, 2017 — RENO, Nev. – A total of 12 Nevada Guard Soldiers and Airmen departed Nevada Friday aboard a Nevada Air Guard C-130 cargo plane and are en route to Puerto Rico to assist with the disaster relief after... MORE

Sgt. 1st Class Ron Seagraves, left, and Sgt. 1st Class Ken Hodes, both of Joint Force Headquarters in Carson City, prepare Joint Incident Site Communications Capability equipment for transport to Puerto Rico on Sept. 27 in Carson City, Nev. The two were among six communications sergeants who departed for Puerto Rico today.

South Carolina National Guard sends Engineers to support Puerto Rico recovery efforts
September 30, 2017 — COLUMBIA, S.C. – Approximately 150 Engineer Soldiers and 60 vehicles from the South Carolina Army National Guard are heading to Puerto Rico to assist in recovery efforts after Hurricane Maria. The... MORE

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Robert E. Livingston Jr., the Adjutant General for South Carolina, holds a press conference to inform the public of South Carolina Army National Guard engineers leaving to help recovery efforts in Puerto Rico at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., Sept. 29, 2017.

New York National Guard in the thick of Caribbean recovery efforts
September 29, 2017 — LATHAM, N.Y. – More than 600 New York National Guard Soldiers and Airmen were on state active duty or federal orders as of Friday, supporting response and recovery efforts in Puerto Rico and the... MORE

NYNG heads to Caribbean for relief effort

Puerto Rico Soldiers return home from assisting in U.S. Virgin Islands
September 29, 2017 — ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands - More than 300 Soldiers assigned to the Puerto Rico Army National Guard departed St. Thomas on Thursday, after assisting with hurricane recovery efforts in the U.S... MORE

D.C. National Guard partners with Metro Police to support Maria relief efforts
September 29, 2017 — WASHINGTON, D.C. - The 113th Wing's 201st Airlift Squadron transported 10 Metropolitan Police Department officers to San Juan, Puerto Rico, in support of hurricane Maria relief efforts. Their role is... MORE

D.C. Air Guard flies police and supplies to Puerto Rico

National Guard continues exodus of gear and personnel to Caribbean in Hurricane Maria's aftermath
September 29, 2017 — ARLINGTON, Va. - While the United States eyes hurricane relief efforts in its Caribbean territories, the National Guard continues to respond with vital assets, resources and Guard members. As of... MORE

Savannah's Airmen keeping hurricane relief supplies flowing to the Caribbean
September 27, 2017 — SAVANNAH, Ga. - Air National Guard Airmen with the 165th Air Terminal Operations Center at Savannah Air National Guard Base were operating around the clock this week to send disaster relief to Puerto... MORE

Savannah Airmen moving relief supplies around the clock

Virginia National Guard sends troops to Virgin Islands
September 25, 2017 — BLACKSTONE, Va. — The first group of Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Staunton-based 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team departed Sunday for the U.S Virgin Islands from Blackstone Army... MORE

Va. Guard prepares for hurricane aid to VI

Missouri Army National Guard to support Virgin Islands relief effort
September 25, 2017 — JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Army National Guard has sent helicopters and crews to the Virgin Islands to assist with hurricane response efforts. Gov. Eric Greitens, the state's... MORE

Members of the Missouri Army National Guard board a C-17 Globemaster III prior to being transported from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., to the Virgin Islands, Sept. 24, 2017. Elements of the Missouri National Guard have been activated to support hurricane relief efforts.

Air National Guard team processes those affected by Hurricane Maria
September 25, 2017 — SAVANNAH AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Ga. — Waves of first responders and their families shuffled through a 165th Airlift Wing reception center here this weekend as part of Hurricane Maria relief... MORE

Georgia Air wing helps people evacuated from storm

Utah Airmen restore communications in Virgin Islands
September 23, 2017 — ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands - Six Airmen assigned to the Joint Incident Site Communications Capability team of the 151st Air Refueling Wing in Salt Lake City, Utah, deployed to the U.S. Virgin... MORE

Chief Master Sgt. Don Johnnson and Staff Sgt. Tony Baca, Joint Incident Site Communication Capability team members with the 151st Air Refueling Wing Communications Flight in Salt Lake City, Utah, set up a SWE-DISH CCT120 satellite dish outside the Leonard B. Francis Armory in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Sept. 20, 2017. The Sept. 7 deployment of the Utah JISCC helped re-establish critical military and emergency civil service communications within areas of the U.S. Virgin Islands severely impacted by Hurricanes Irma and Maria. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Paul Gorman)

Guard asset supports critical communications during recent natural disasters
September 22, 2017 — ARLINGTON, Va. – After communication infrastructures in hurricane-affected areas of the Gulf Coast and American territories in the Caribbean were decimated, a decade-old National Guard asset that... MORE

Air communications unit enroute to hurricanes

Mississippi National Guard joins forces with state narcotics officials in huge pot bust
September 22, 2017 — JACKSON, Miss. - The Mississippi National Guard played a vital role in what has been called the largest marijuana bust in recent memory by Mississippi state law enforcement officers. In August, the... MORE

Miss. Guard helps in huge marijuana seizure

Kentucky Air Guardsmen deploy to Caribbean for Hurricane Maria relief operations
September 21, 2017 — LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Seven Special Tactics Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard departed here Wednesday for the Caribbean, where they will open airfields so humanitarian aid can be delivered and... MORE

Kentucky Airmen prepare for Caribbean hurricane assistance

National Guard assets plan relief efforts as Hurricane Maria slams Puerto Rico
September 20, 2017 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Hurricane Maria made landfall Wednesday over Puerto Rico as a Category 4 storm, with winds of 150 mph, weather officials said. With Maria following a similar path as Hurricane Irma,... MORE

Maine Army Guard Engineers Build Communities, Readiness

Iowa Army Guard Soldiers Train at Tigerland

Idaho Guard Engineers Aid Redwood Park Restoration

Oregon Army Guard Helps Design Future Medevac Technology

Alaska Air National Guard Rescues Five Distressed Boaters