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Ky. Fatality Search and Recovery Team deployed for Florence
September 18, 2018
Members of the 123rd Airlift Wing’s Fatality Search and Recovery Team pack equipment at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., Sept. 17, 2018, prior to deploying to North Carolina to support operations in the wake of Hurricane Florence. The team, which specializes in the dignified recovery of deceased personnel, will assist the North Carolina medical examiner’s office at the request of local health officials.
S.C. Air Guard assists law enforcement after hurricane
September 18, 2018
A U.S. Air Force Security Forces Airman assigned to the South Carolina Air National Guard, 169th Fighter Wing, from McEntire Joint National Guard Base, working alongside Florence County, S.C., Sheriff’s Department, assists civilians during evacuation efforts as the Black Creek River begins to crest in Florence, S.C., Sept. 17, 2018. Approximately 3,400 Soldiers and Airmen have been mobilized to respond and participate in recovery efforts as Tropical Storm Florence has caused flooding and damage to the state.
N.Y. Guard Soldiers, Airmen performing rescues post-Florence
September 17, 2018
Master Sgt. Jim Brucculeri and Staff Sgt. Kareem Spearman from the 102nd Rescue Squadron, New York Air National Guard, scan for people in need of rescue over Kinston, N.C. Sept. 16, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kyle Hagan)
Tenn. Guard sends MP company to South Carolina for Florence
September 17, 2018
Soldiers of the Tennessee Army National Guard’s 117th Military Police Battalion conduct a convoy operations briefing prior to departure from battalion headquarters in Athens, Tenn., on Sept. 16, 2018. More than 100 personnel from the battalion are headed to South Carolina to provide assistance to residents in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence.
National Guard answered the call for Hurricane Florence
September 16, 2018
A Soldier with the South Carolina Army National Guard pauses for a moment while working with and the South Carolina Department of Transportation to fill sandbags as a result of flooding caused by Tropical Storm Florence, Sept. 15, 2018. Approximately 3,200 Soldiers and Airmen have been mobilized to prepare, respond and participate in recovery efforts as forecasters project Tropical Storm Florence has the potential to cause flooding and projected to damage the state as the storm makes landfall near the Carolinas and east coast.
Alaska Air Guard members rescue two in separate incidents
September 16, 2018
(Photo is for representative purposes only.) A U.S. Air Force HH-60 Pave Hawk departs a downed pilot scenario during RED FLAG-Alaska 17-2 June 20, 2017, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. RED FLAG-Alaska provides an optimal training environment in the Indo-Asia Pacific Region and focuses on improving ground, space, and cyberspace combat readiness and interoperability for U.S. and international forces.
South Carolina National Guard begins response efforts
September 15, 2018
South Carolina National Guard Soldiers and S.C. Department of Transportation fill sandbags in preparation of possible flooding caused by Tropical Storm Florence, September 15, 2018.
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.