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California Guard members tackle Vibrant Response 12
August 30, 2011
First Sgt. Gerald Davis, first sergeant for Headquarters-Headquarters Company, 49th Military Police Brigade, California Army National Guard, is confronted by role-playing victims of a simulated nuclear detonation Aug. 17, 2011, during Vibrant Response 12. The victims were asking for food, water and shelter. The large exercise conducted by U.S. Army North included almost 8,000 military and civilian personnel. It was held at Indiana's Muscatatuck Urban Training Complex.
Connecticut Guard members rescue Irene-stranded residents
August 30, 2011
Members of the 192nd Multi-Functional Engineer Battalion, Connecticut Army National Guard guide a vehicle through the crowd looking at flooding along the shore in the aftermath of Hurricane/Tropical Storm Irene on Aug. 28, 2011. The engineers were among many Connecticut Guardsmen called out to assist local authorities before, during and after the storm battered the coastline.
California Guard joins interagency effort targeting marijuana growers, environmental contaminants
August 30, 2011
Two members of the California National Guard's Joint Task Force Domestic Support-Counterdrug speak with a U.S. Forest Service agent (center) while bundling irrigation line to be removed from Mendocino National Forest. The 25-agency effort Operation Full Court Press removed 40 miles of irrigation line from California forests this summer in addition to 25 tons of other garbage, 38 weapons, 20 vehicles, $30,000 in cash, 632,000 marijuana plants and a ton of processed marijuana.
New York National Guard focus shifts after Hurricane Irene
August 30, 2011
New York National Guard Soldiers rescue a family in Windham, N.Y., after Hurricane Irene.
New capabilities enhance operations as 7,675 Guard members join team tackling Irene
August 28, 2011
Maryland National Guard Soldiers from units across the state, seen here Aug. 28, 2011, worked around the clock to provide critical support to civilian law enforcement and firefighting agencies in Salisbury, Md., during Hurricane Irene.
New York Gov. Cuomo mobilizes almost 2,000 National Guard Soldiers, Airmen
August 27, 2011
New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo speaks with members of the 206th Military Police Company prior to their deployment on Aug. 27, 2011, for Hurricane Irene response operations.
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.