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Air National Guard Intelligence analysts aid Puerto Rico
October 5, 2017 — EBBING AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Ark. – Air National Guard Intelligence Analysts of the 188th Wing are supporting hurricane disaster relief in Puerto Rico by providing situation reports and imagery of... MORE

Missouri Air Guard wing supports hurricane relief efforts
October 5, 2017 — JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – For nearly a month, the Missouri National Guard's 139th Airlift Wing has been proving its value as part of the operational reserve by performing more than 100 sorties in support... MORE

Missouri air wing provides aid to U.S. Virgin Islands

Florida National Guard Engineers clear Hurricane Irma debris from Monroe County homes
October 4, 2017 — KEY WEST, Fla. – On Sept. 25, Gov. Rick Scott activated a 400-Soldier task force, led by the newly formed 753rd Brigade Engineer Battalion, to conduct debris clearance and residential de-mucking for... MORE

Wisconsin Air National Guard sends mobile kitchen to Puerto Rico
October 4, 2017 — MADISON, Wis. - A mobile kitchen and 16 Airmen from the Wisconsin Air National Guard are on their way to Puerto Rico to lend support in the wake of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, which impacted the U.S... MORE

Wisconsin Air Guard will help feed thousands

New York National Guard deploys more Soldiers to Puerto Rico
October 3, 2017 — NEWBURGH, N.Y. - Military Police Soldiers of the New York Army National Guard's 442nd Military Police Company deployed from Camp Smith Training Site, north of Peekskill, to Puerto Rico on Sunday and... MORE

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

National Guard Supports Wildfire Suppression Efforts From the Midwest to West Coast

Puerto Rico Guard Airmen Build Force Support Readiness

National Guard Awards Contract to Support Mobilized DC Troops

West Virginia Guard Activated to Assist With Flood Response

Idaho Guard Rescues Injured Hiker