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More than 7,000 troops ready as Hurricane Florence hits
September 14, 2018
Kenneth P. Rapuano, left, assistant secretary of defense for homeland defense and global security, and Air Force Gen. Terrence J. O'Shaughnessy, commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, brief reporters at the Pentagon, Sept. 13, 2018, on Defense Department preparations for Hurricane Florence.
Pa. Army Guard sends crew, aircraft for Florence response
September 14, 2018
Chief Warrant Officer 4 Patrick Donohue, a CH-47 Chinook pilot with the Eastern Army Aviation Training Site (EAATS) briefs his crew before takeoff Sept. 13, 2018, from Muir Army Airfield at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania. Approximately 25 Pennsylvania Guard members in two Chinooks and two UH-56 Black Hawk helicopters are bound for South Carolina in support of Hurricane Florence recovery efforts.
South Carolina National Guard finalizes hurricane plans
September 14, 2018
Soldiers with the 1-118th Infantry Battalion stage a Light Medium Tactical Vehicle (LMTV) at the McClellanville Fire Department ahead of Hurricane Florence, Sept. 13, 2018, McClellanville, South Carolina. Approximately 2,100 Soldiers and Airmen have been mobilized to prepare, respond and participate in recovery efforts for Hurricane Florence.
Okla. Army National Guard water rescue team deploys to Florence
September 14, 2018
Sgt. Kelby Shifflett, center, and Sgt. Anthony McCall, right, UH-60 Black Hawk crew chiefs, assigned to Charlie Company, 1-169 General Support Aviation Battalion, Oklahoma Army National Guard, conduct pre-flight checks on the external rescue hoist prior to leaving to support relief efforts for Hurricane Florence Sept. 13, 2018. Seven Soldiers from the aviation unit trained in Helicopter Search and Rescue operations will conduct swift water rescues using dynamic and static hoists to rescue stranded citizens after the hurricane subsides.
Guard units from 14 states gear up for Hurricane Florence
September 13, 2018
Pararescue personnel from the Alaska Air National Guard’s 212th Rescue Squadron, 176th Wing, and California ANG’s 131st Rescue Squadron, 129th Rescue Wing, settle into a AKANG’s 144th Airlift Squadron C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at Moffett Federal Airfield, Calif., Sept. 12, 2018. The Guardsmen complete with equipment, trailers and vehicles are enroute to Dover Air Force Base, Del., in preparation for offering support to civil authorities as needed in response to hurricane relief operations.
N.Y. Air Guard sends personnel and gear for Florence
September 13, 2018
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Peter Zaccariello, a pararescueman assigned to the 106th Rescue Wing, New York Air National Guard, checks and loads rescue equipment in preparation for Hurricane Florence Relief Operations, September 12, 2018.
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.