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Alaska Air National Guard firefighters help fight Moose Creek Fire as fires burn in Nevada and Oklahoma
October 18, 2016
Alaska Army National Guard Spc. Tanner Lauderback, a crew chief with 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, keeps a line of sight on the bucket attached to a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter as he prepares to release water during a firefighting mission near Cooper Landing, Alaska, June 17, 2015. Some Alaska Air Guard members are fighting the Moose Creek Fire this week.
Nevada National Guard turns out for wildfire suppression fight
October 17, 2016
A Nevada Air National Guard fire tender re-supplies fire engines from multiple governmental agencies during the Little Valley Fire that burned 22 homes Friday.
South Dakota Army Guard flight crews hone life-saving skills
October 13, 2016
A member of Company C, 1st Battalion, 189th Aviation Regiment, South Dakota Army National Guard, closes the door after loading a patient onto a HH-60M Black Hawk helicopter during a medical evacuation training event near Wasta, S.D., Oct. 1, 2016. Soldiers simulated injuries in order to give the medics a realistic training opportunity.
Alaska National Guard teams up with Mongolian forces for Disaster Management Leadership Seminar
October 12, 2016
Mongolian emergency management personnel practice vehicle extrication techniques with members of the U.S. Air Force during a Disaster Management Leadership Seminar in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Sept. 21, 2016. The five-day seminar is a subject matter expert exchange between the U.S. and Mongolia. The Mongolia National Emergency Management Agency hosted the exchange, partnering with U.S. service members from Special Operations Command, Pacific.
North Carolina Guard Combat Engineers save nurse stranded by Hurricane Matthew
October 11, 2016
North Carolina Army National Guard members and local emergency services assist with evacuation efforts in Fayetteville, N.C., Oct. 08, 2016. Heavy rains caused by Hurricane Matthew have led to flooding as high as five feet in some areas.
Citizen-Soldiers come to the rescue in Florida
October 11, 2016
Officer Thomas Ashlock patrols the neighborhoods of St. Augustine Beach with his own Soldiers from the 221st Ordnance Company (EOD), shortly after hurricane Matthew disrupted the beach community. Ashlock not only aids his community as a law enforcement officer, he also serves in the Florida Army National Guard as the commander of the 221st Ordnance Company.
Always ready, always there: South Carolina National Guard responds after Hurricane Matthew
October 10, 2016
South Carolina National Guard Soldiers with the 1263rd Forward Support Company remove downed tree debris from highway SC 46 in Bluffton, South Carolina Oct. 9, 2016, in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew. Approximately 2,800 South Carolina National Guard Soldiers and Airmen have been activated since Oct. 4, 2016 to support state and county emergency management agencies and local first responders after Governor Nikki Haley declared a State of Emergency.
Virginia National Guard staging personnel for possible flood response operations in Hampton Roads area
October 9, 2016
Soldiers from the Powhatan-based 180th Engineer Company, 276th Engineer Battalion transport a Hampton Police officer on a route assessment to identify road hazards caused by high water in the wake of Hurricane Matthew. Read more at http://go.usa.gov/xk8ng.
South Carolina National Guard assists with life-saving mission during Hurricane Matthew
October 8, 2016
The South Carolina National Guard has assets staged throughout the lowcountry and along the coast to respond to emergency situations during and after Hurricane Matthew, including vehicles that can transport medical personnel and other first responders through high-water areas and engineer assets to help clear debris in the aftermath.
Guard members carry out search and rescue operations as Hurricane Matthew batters Southeast coast
October 8, 2016
A search and rescue team with the Florida National Guard wades into areas in St. Augustine, Florida, affected by Hurricane Matthew to assist with disaster relief efforts. More than 9000 Guard members are on duty throughout Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas assisting state and local authorities with search and rescue and relief operations.