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Mississippi Guardsmen Provide Aid to Gulfport Residents
September 3, 2008 — GULFPORT, Miss. - A day after Hurricane Gustav hit land, Gulfport-area residents are returning to their homes. But even though Gustav didn't pack quite the expected punch, many citizens may find... MORE

Mississippi Army National Guardsmen load up a vehicle with bottled water and ice for a Gulfport, Miss., resident Sept. 2, 2008, just outside the city. Citizens began returning home after Hurricane Gustav caused most of the region to evacuate to safer areas.

Hurricane relief efforts underway
September 3, 2008 — SAN ANTONIO (AFPN) - An Air National Guard C-130 Hercules flew in to San Antonio Aug. 30 carrying 23 evacuees from Beaumont, Texas.The aircrew was from the 181st Airlift Squadron at the Naval Air... MORE

Frances Boudoin sits on a chair on the flight line at the former Kelly Air Force Base, Texas, Aug. 30 as she awaits transportation to a shelter. The Texas Air National Guard C-130 brought 23 evacuees from Beaumont, Texas, to San Antonio before Hurricane Gustav reached the Gulf Coast. Members from the 37th Training Wing and 59th Medical Wing at Lackland AFB, Texas, and from the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve help in the hurricane relief efforts as Hurricane Gustav approaches the Gulf Coast. The Port of San Antonio on Kelly AFB is the staging base for FEMA Region 6.

Hurricane's displaced assisted at Kentucky Air Guard Base
September 3, 2008 — LOUISVILLE, Ky. - As Hurricane Gustav gained in intensity in the Gulf of Mexico Aug. 30, hundreds of New Orleans-area displaced began arriving by aircraft at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base here... MORE

A group of displaced citizens from New Orleans board a bus at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville Aug. 30 for transportation to a Red Cross Shelter. The flight's 178 displaced arrived at the Kentucky Air Guard Base aboard a commercial airliner.

Texas Guard evacuates patients to Lackland AFB
September 3, 2008 — CAMP MABRY, Austin, Texas - In less than 24 hours and well in advance of Gustav's estimated landfall, 247 patients were evacuated from Beaumont and safely delivered to medical personnel at Lackland... MORE

Joint eradication teams trim "grass" production in state
September 3, 2008 — CAMP JOSEPH T. ROBINSON, North Little Rock, Ark. - "Bingo, there's a tall patch of it right there," says Trooper "L" over the intercom. He's pointing out the open door of the helicopter at a large... MORE

Arkansas Guard members help State Police remove marijuana plants from a Guard helicopter during a recent eradication mission in support of the National Guard's Counterdrug Program.

528th Engineer Battalion provides security for Calcasieu
September 2, 2008 — Local Soldiers work with law enforcement agencies to protect businessesLAKE CHARLES, La. - About 100 Soldiers from the Louisiana Army National Guard's 528th Engineer Battalion in Monroe provided... MORE

Conversation in Diner Solidifies Texas Gustav Support
September 2, 2008 — BEAUMONT, Texas - Rescue efforts in a large state like Texas and a large neighboring state to the east take many levels of support and cooperative efforts, and sometimes a simple conversation struck... MORE

Bush Praises Cooperation in Hurricane Response
September 2, 2008 — WASHINGTON - Cooperation among federal, state, local governments and non-governmental agencies has been much better as Hurricane Gustav hit the Gulf Coast than it was when Hurricane Katrina hit in... MORE

President George W. Bush personally thanks Airman of the Texas Air National Guard 149th Fighter Wing and the 59th Medical Wing for their volunteer efforts in processing over 700 evacuees displaced due to Hurricane Gustav Sept.1 at Port San Antonio, Texas.

Mississippi BCT conducts 'knock' mission along state's coast
September 2, 2008 — GULFPORT, Miss. - As Hurricane Gustav made its way towards the Gulf Coast Aug. 30, about 1,500 Soldiers of the Mississippi Army National Guard's 155th Brigade Combat Team were here to assist in... MORE

Specialist Robert Wilson, of Pontotoc Miss., leaves a flyer on a FEMA travel trailer in Gulfport during notification operations in preparation for the landfall of Hurricane Gustav. Wilson is a member of the Pontotoc-based A Troop, 1st Battalion, 98th Cavalry Regiment, Mississippi Army National Guard. More than 2,500 members of the Mississippi National Guard are on state active duty, assisting civil authorities in preparing the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

Mississippi Guard unit helps with Hurricane Gustav preparations
September 2, 2008 — KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. - When Jamie Jobe heard the knock on her door, she thought nothing of it. Having lived in Gulfport, Miss. most of her life, she was used to her neighbors coming over for... MORE

Army National Guard Sgt Thomas Brown, right, and Staff Sgt Cory Brown, notify mobile home resident Charlotte Wright about a mandatory evacuation order in Gulfport, Miss. Aug. 31. All Federal Emergency Management Agency trailer residents in Gulfport are under a mandatory evacuation order in anticipation of Hurricane Gustav making landfall. Both guardsmen are from A Troop, 1-98 Cavalry Regiment, Pontotoc, Miss.

National Guard Emergency Operations Ready
September 2, 2008 — JACKSON, Miss. - Tracking Hurricane Gustav and making preparations for a possible devastating landfall was being made as early as Aug. 28 for Mississippi National Guard emergency operations center... MORE

Lt. Col. Philip Parker of Summit, Miss., and Lt. Col. Charles Rhoads of Byram, Miss., monitor information for the Rear Emergency Operations Center, which kept track of the various missions conducted by the Mississippi National Guard on the Gulf Coast prior to landfall of Hurricane Gustav on Sept. 1.

Guard Aids New Orleans Evacuation, Braces for Storm Mission
September 2, 2008 — BATON ROUGE, La. - With the full force of the Louisiana National Guard activated, more than 7,000 citizen-soldiers and -airmen are assisting local authorities with evacuation and security efforts in... MORE

Members of the Louisiana Air National Guard medical team assist a special-needs resident at the Union Passenger Terminal Station in New Orleans on Aug. 30, 2008, as she prepares to be evacuated prior to the arrival of Hurricane Gustav.

Chertoff: Guard vital to hurricane relief efforts
September 2, 2008 — BATON ROUGE, La. - As Hurricane Gustav made landfall on the Gulf Coast, the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security praised the men and women of the Air Force and the National Guard for their... MORE

Governor of Louisiana Bobby Jindal, in red shirt, and Maj. Gen. Bennett C. Landreneau, the adjutant general of the Louisiana National Guard, talk to crew members from the 118th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron of Nashville, Tenn. He thanked the crew for its rapid response and support to Hurricane Gustav. The crew operated from the New Orleans Lakefront Airport beginning on Aug. 31.

20th Special Forces Group rescues stranded residents
September 2, 2008 — GULFPORT, Miss. - Shortly after Hurricane Gustav made landfall, several members of the 2nd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group of the Mississippi Army National Guard launched a search and rescue... MORE

Members of the 20th Special Forces Group of the Mississippi Army National Guard launched rubber boats fitted with outboard motors to rescue residents of the flooded Jordan River Shores subdivision in Kiln, Miss., on Sept. 1. Six teams from the Jackson, Miss., based unit searched for anyone who remained in the subdivision, which flooded as a result of a tidal surge from Hurricane Gustav.

Air Guard members airlift, assist thousands of Gustav displaced
September 2, 2008 — ARLINGTON, Va. - With tens of thousands of Gulf Coast residents in the potential path of Hurricane Gustav during the Labor Day weekend, Air National Guard members put aside their last minute school... MORE

Litter patients are carried from a Texas Air National Guard C-130 Hercules Aug. 31 to awaiting ambulances at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio following their aeromedical flight from Beaumont, Texas. In the potential path of Hurricane Gustav's landfall, a multi-state aeromedical Air Guard team from Texas, Delaware, West Virginia, Oklahoma and Tennessee helped airlift at least 247 patients to safety Aug. 30-31.

Hurricane Gustav Slams Into Louisiana
September 1, 2008 — WASHINGTON - With Hurricane Gustav hitting the southwestern Louisiana coast, all preparations have been made. "Now, we pray," said an official at the Federal Emergency Management Agency today.More... MORE

National Guard better equipped for hurricanes this year
September 1, 2008 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Double the amount of available equipment will strengthen the National Guard's response to hurricanes along the Gulf Coast, Maj. Gen. William Etter, the director of domestic operations... MORE

Air Force Maj. Gen. Bill Etter, director of domestic operations for the National Guard Bureau, briefs members of the media on the National Guard preparations for Tropical Storm Gustav, Friday, Aug. 29, 2008, at the Federal Emergency Managment Agency in Washington, D.C. In preparation for Gustav, the National Guard has more than 5,000 Soldiers and Airmen on standby and has pre-positions units in areas most likely to be affected by the storm.

National Guard Youth Foundation teams up with Rotohog.com for fantasy football promotion
August 29, 2008 — Alexandria, VA - The National Guard Youth Foundation (NGYF) has teamed up with the fantasy sports Web site, Rotohog.com, to create a National Guard branded fantasy football game. For each user who... MORE

The National Guard Youth Foundation (NGYF) Fantasy Football League

National Guard, NorthCom Prepare for Gustav Response
August 29, 2008 — WASHINGTON - Thousands of National Guard troops are mobilizing as Tropical Storm Gustav moves toward the Gulf Coast, where it is expected to make landfall within days as a Category 3... MORE

Alabama Gov. Bob Riley (end of table) meets with Army Maj. Gen. A.C. Blalock, the Alabama National Guard's adjutant general (center, left) and other state agency leaders Aug. 27, 2008, to discuss preparations for Tropical Storm Gustav, which is expected to be a Category 3 hurricane when it makes landfall. Thousands of National Guard members from states along the Gulf Coast have been mobilized or put on alert as the tropical storm gains strength and heads toward the United States.

Louisiana National Guard Gears Up for Gustav
August 29, 2008 — BATON ROUGE, La. - As Tropical Storm Gustav gains strength and approaches the Gulf Coast, about 3,000 Louisiana citizen-soldiers and -airmen have been activated in support of emergency operations and... MORE

Army Sgt. Michael Slayter of Winnfield, La., tosses a hose to Army Spc. Joseph P. Gauthier of Natchitoches, La. The Louisiana National Guard soldiers are members of Detachment 1, A Company, 199th Leadership Brigade Support Battalion, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, in Colfax, La.

Civic Leaders Fly With Alaska Air Guard During Red Flag Alaska 25-2

Washington Army Guard Trains in Water Bucket Operations

Alaska Army Guard Rescues Family Stranded on River During Storm

lowa Airmen Take Training to New Heights

West Virginia Guard Continues Flood Cleanup Efforts