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West Virginia and other states send hurricane teams
September 13, 2018
The 167th Airlift Wing, West Virginia Air National Guard, is serving as a staging area for the Federal Emergency Management Agency ahead of Hurricane Florence’s expected impact along the East Coast this week. About 70 trailers full of food, water, blankets, cots, tents and fuel will be on stand-by, ready to mobilize as needed from the Martinsburg, W.Va., base.
Indiana National Guard boosts partnership with Niger
September 12, 2018
Service members from the Niger Armed Forces and Indiana National Guard pose for a group photo at the conclusion of a State Partnership Program meeting at Hulman Field Air National Guard Base, Terre Haute, Indiana, Aug. 28, 2018.
South Carolina Guard in position to respond for Florence
September 12, 2018
South Carolina National Guard Soldiers, Chief Warrant Officers 2 Benji Long and James Honour, conduct pre-flight checks before lifting off with senior leaders from the South Carolina Department of Transportation and Highway Patrol to observe lane reversals of South Carolina Interstates 26, 77 and Highway 501 as Hurricane Florence heads towards the Carolinas' coasts Sept. 11, 2018.
Guard Soldiers and Airmen gearing up for Hurricane Florence
September 12, 2018
South Carolina Army National Guard Soldiers from the 118th Forward Support Company stage recovery equipment to provide support for disabled vehicles during the lane reversal of I-26 in North Charleston, South Carolina, Sept. 11, 2018. Approximately 2,000 Soldiers and Airmen have been mobilized to prepare, respond and participate in recovery efforts as forecasters project Hurricane Florence will increase in strength with potential to be a Category 4 storm and a projected path to make landfall near the Carolinas and East Coast.
Wisconsin Guard Black Hawk crew rescues stranded kayakers
September 11, 2018
A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter operated by a crew with the Wisconsin Army National Guard flies over the Combined Arms Collective Training Facility on June 28, 2018, at Fort McCoy, Wis. A Black Hawk crew rescued two men stranded in a marshland.
P.R. Guard ready as Hurricane Isaac tracks around island
September 11, 2018
Richard Dessert, a Washington Air National Guard master sergeant, unloads emergency kits to residents in a remote mountain areas in Puerto Rico Oct. 5, 2017. On its current track, Hurricane Isaac is expected to bypass the island.
Va. Guard to support statewide response to Hurricane Florence
September 10, 2018
U.S. Airmen from the South Carolina Air National Guard and 169th Fighter Wing, prepare to deploy from McEntire Joint National Guard Base to Bluffton, South Carolina, to support partnered civilian agencies and safeguard the citizens of the state in advance of Hurricane Florence, Sept. 10, 2018.
S.C. Guard preparing to assist during Hurricane Florence
September 10, 2018
South Carolina National Guard Soldiers from the 118th Forward Support Company transfer bulk diesel fuel into M987 HEMTT fuel tanker trucks for distribution in preparation to support partnered civilian agencies and safeguard the citizens of the state in advance of Hurricane Florence, in North Charleston, South Carolina, Sept. 10, 2018.
25-year partnership boosts more than relationships for NEANG
September 10, 2018
Lt. Col. Edward Conner, KC-135R instructor pilot, 155th Air Refueling Wing, Nebraska Air National Guard, and 1st Lt. Taylor Ashmore,155th ARW mission pilot, debrief a grounds service technician assigned to Pardubice Air Base, Czech Republic, after a refueling flight during a joint training exercise in the Pardubice Region. This year the State of Nebraska, and the State of Texas, are celebrating the 25th year of their partnership with the Czech Republic through the State Partnership Program (SPP).The SPP has been building relationships for over 20.
Southeastern states prepare for Hurricane Florence
September 10, 2018
South Carolina National Guard Soldiers from the 118th Forward Support Company transfer bulk diesel fuel into M987 HEMTT fuel tanker trucks for distribution in preparation to support partnered civilian agencies and safeguard the citizens of the state in advance of Hurricane Florence, Sept. 10, 2018. Approximately 800 Soldiers and Airmen have been mobilized to prepare, respond and participate in recovery efforts as forecasters project Hurricane Florence will increase in strength.