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Chertoff: Guard vital to hurricane relief efforts
September 2, 2008
Governor of Louisiana Bobby Jindal, in red shirt, and Maj. Gen. Bennett C. Landreneau, the adjutant general of the Louisiana National Guard, talk to crew members from the 118th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron of Nashville, Tenn. He thanked the crew for its rapid response and support to Hurricane Gustav. The crew operated from the New Orleans Lakefront Airport beginning on Aug. 31.
20th Special Forces Group rescues stranded residents
September 2, 2008
Members of the 20th Special Forces Group of the Mississippi Army National Guard launched rubber boats fitted with outboard motors to rescue residents of the flooded Jordan River Shores subdivision in Kiln, Miss., on Sept. 1. Six teams from the Jackson, Miss., based unit searched for anyone who remained in the subdivision, which flooded as a result of a tidal surge from Hurricane Gustav.
Air Guard members airlift, assist thousands of Gustav displaced
September 2, 2008
Litter patients are carried from a Texas Air National Guard C-130 Hercules Aug. 31 to awaiting ambulances at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio following their aeromedical flight from Beaumont, Texas. In the potential path of Hurricane Gustav's landfall, a multi-state aeromedical Air Guard team from Texas, Delaware, West Virginia, Oklahoma and Tennessee helped airlift at least 247 patients to safety Aug. 30-31.
Hurricane Gustav Slams Into Louisiana
September 1, 2008
National Guard better equipped for hurricanes this year
September 1, 2008
Air Force Maj. Gen. Bill Etter, director of domestic operations for the National Guard Bureau, briefs members of the media on the National Guard preparations for Tropical Storm Gustav, Friday, Aug. 29, 2008, at the Federal Emergency Managment Agency in Washington, D.C. In preparation for Gustav, the National Guard has more than 5,000 Soldiers and Airmen on standby and has pre-positions units in areas most likely to be affected by the storm.
National Guard Youth Foundation teams up with Rotohog.com for fantasy football promotion
August 29, 2008
The National Guard Youth Foundation (NGYF) Fantasy Football League
National Guard, NorthCom Prepare for Gustav Response
August 29, 2008
Alabama Gov. Bob Riley (end of table) meets with Army Maj. Gen. A.C. Blalock, the Alabama National Guard's adjutant general (center, left) and other state agency leaders Aug. 27, 2008, to discuss preparations for Tropical Storm Gustav, which is expected to be a Category 3 hurricane when it makes landfall. Thousands of National Guard members from states along the Gulf Coast have been mobilized or put on alert as the tropical storm gains strength and heads toward the United States.
Louisiana National Guard Gears Up for Gustav
August 29, 2008
Army Sgt. Michael Slayter of Winnfield, La., tosses a hose to Army Spc. Joseph P. Gauthier of Natchitoches, La. The Louisiana National Guard soldiers are members of Detachment 1, A Company, 199th Leadership Brigade Support Battalion, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, in Colfax, La.
States supporting states: National Guard gears up for possible hurricane
August 29, 2008
Checking the signal: Tech. Sgt. Bill Smith, left, practices aligning a satellite with the help of Staff Sgt. Scott Roach. The men are members of the Arkansas Air Guard's 154th Weather Flight, which provided weather support to the Arkansas Army Guard's 1st Battalion, 114th Security and Support during their recent annual training. The 154th is tasked to support the 114th with a five-man crew in the event of a call up to the Gulf Coast states in response to natural disaster. "This [annual training] will give us a chance to exercise our abilities to support them in the event of a deployment or call up," said Master Sgt. Paul Wilkerson, 154th Weather Flight NCO-in-charge (NCOIC).
Interactive Web Site Helps Pilots "See and Avoid" Midair Collisions
August 28, 2008