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Alaska Air National Guard to provide rescue support for Hurricane Irene
August 27, 2011
Alaska Air National Guardsmen from the 176th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and the 176th Maintenance Squadron fold the rotor blades of an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter Aug. 26, 2011, before they load the helicopter on to a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III. The Guard members are preparing to deploy search-and-rescue assets to the east coast for support operations following landfall of Hurricane Irene.
Irene: National Guard center coordinates joint support to civilian authorities
August 27, 2011
With about 101,000 National Guard members ready to assist eastern seaboard states in the path of Hurricane Irene, the National Guard Coordination Center in Arlington, Va., seen here Aug. 26, 2011, is monitoring the storm and National Guard support to civilian authorities around-the-clock.
Defense Department prepares in advance of Hurricane Irene
August 27, 2011
Virginia National Guard Soldiers from the West Point-based 237th Engineer Company prepare for possible duty in response to Hurricane Irene in Onancock on Aug. 26, 2011, by staging vehicles, equipment and fuel. The Virginia National Guard has been authorized to bring up to 300 personnel on state active duty for possible missions including high water transport and light debris removal.
Hurricane Irene: As thousands deploy, National Guard supports joint team, civilian authorities
August 27, 2011
Army Sgt. Matt Ryan and Army Staff Sgt. Will Phillips, both medics from the 224th Area Support Medical Company, Maryland National Guard, assist local firefighters as they exit a house fire in Salisbury, Md., on Aug. 27, 2011. Local first responders were called to a house fire after a tree downed by Hurricane Irene caused power lines to arc electricity through a surge protector inside the home. Residents were home and were able to exit the house to safety.
Maryland National Guard Soldiers, Airmen respond to Hurricane Irene
August 27, 2011
Maryland National Guard members respond to Hurricane Irene.
Louisiana National Guard report
August 27, 2011
New Jersey National Guard members prepare to respond to Hurricane Irene on Aug. 27, 2011
Pennsylvania National Guard activates 1,500 troops for hurricane relief
August 27, 2011
Maryland National Guard members respond to Hurricane Irene.
Virginia Guard members pre-positioned for hurricane
August 27, 2011
Members of the Virginia Defense Force Incident Management Assistance Team in Onancock prepare for possible duty in response to Hurricane Irene on Aug. 26, 2011, by setting up a TAC-PAC to provide communication between Virginia National Guard Soldiers on duty across the commonwealth. The Virginia National Guard has been authorized to bring up to 300 personnel on state active duty for possible missions including high water transport and light debris removal.
North Carolina Guard ‘packages’ disaster response assets
August 26, 2011
With Hurricane Irene spinning her way towards the North Carolinian coast, the North Carolina National Guard put in to play an innovative response plan.
Civil authorities work with National Guard to update hurricane response plan
August 26, 2011
The Georgia National Guard and the Savannah Combat Readiness Training Center hosted a weeklong hurricane exercise, HURREX 2011, earlier this month during which leaders from several state and local emergency response agencies gathered to discuss what their roles would be in a joint reaction to a hurricane striking the Coastal Empire.