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Ky. Fatality Search and Recovery Team deployed for Florence
September 18, 2018
Members of the 123rd Airlift Wing’s Fatality Search and Recovery Team pack equipment at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., Sept. 17, 2018, prior to deploying to North Carolina to support operations in the wake of Hurricane Florence. The team, which specializes in the dignified recovery of deceased personnel, will assist the North Carolina medical examiner’s office at the request of local health officials.
S.C. Air Guard assists law enforcement after hurricane
September 18, 2018
A U.S. Air Force Security Forces Airman assigned to the South Carolina Air National Guard, 169th Fighter Wing, from McEntire Joint National Guard Base, working alongside Florence County, S.C., Sheriff’s Department, assists civilians during evacuation efforts as the Black Creek River begins to crest in Florence, S.C., Sept. 17, 2018. Approximately 3,400 Soldiers and Airmen have been mobilized to respond and participate in recovery efforts as Tropical Storm Florence has caused flooding and damage to the state.
N.Y. Guard Soldiers, Airmen performing rescues post-Florence
September 17, 2018
Master Sgt. Jim Brucculeri and Staff Sgt. Kareem Spearman from the 102nd Rescue Squadron, New York Air National Guard, scan for people in need of rescue over Kinston, N.C. Sept. 16, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kyle Hagan)
Tenn. Guard sends MP company to South Carolina for Florence
September 17, 2018
Soldiers of the Tennessee Army National Guard’s 117th Military Police Battalion conduct a convoy operations briefing prior to departure from battalion headquarters in Athens, Tenn., on Sept. 16, 2018. More than 100 personnel from the battalion are headed to South Carolina to provide assistance to residents in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence.
National Guard answered the call for Hurricane Florence
September 16, 2018
A Soldier with the South Carolina Army National Guard pauses for a moment while working with and the South Carolina Department of Transportation to fill sandbags as a result of flooding caused by Tropical Storm Florence, Sept. 15, 2018. Approximately 3,200 Soldiers and Airmen have been mobilized to prepare, respond and participate in recovery efforts as forecasters project Tropical Storm Florence has the potential to cause flooding and projected to damage the state as the storm makes landfall near the Carolinas and east coast.
North Carolina Guard family joins the recovery effort
September 16, 2018
U.S. Air Force Col. Shawne Johnson, 145th Airlift Wing Emergency Operation Center (EOC) day-shift director, maintains telecommunications during Tropical Storm Florence, Sept. 15, 2018. Col. Johnson’s position as the EOC day-shift director is to manage and maintain assets and people while channeling communication up and down the North Carolina Air National Guard in response to Tropical Storm Florence.
South Carolina National Guard begins response efforts
September 15, 2018
South Carolina National Guard Soldiers and S.C. Department of Transportation fill sandbags in preparation of possible flooding caused by Tropical Storm Florence, September 15, 2018.
South Carolina HART team performing challenging rescues
September 15, 2018
Soldiers with the South Carolina Army National Guard along with members of the S.C. Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team ensure a UH-60 Black Hawk is ready for rescue missions in response to Hurricane Florence, Charleston, SC, Sept. 14, 2018. SC-HART is a partnership between aviation units of the South Carolina Army National Guard and the South Carolina State Urban Search and Rescue Task Force.
Virginia National Guard sending support to North Carolina
September 15, 2018
Soldiers assigned to the Virginia National Guard's 1173rd Transportation Company, 529th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 329th Regional Support Group assemble six Light Medium Tactical Vehicles with supplies including food, fuel, protectice equipment met and wet weather gear Sept. 13, 2018, at the State Military Reservation in Virginia Beach. The LMTVs deployed to fire stations in Chesapeake, Virginia, to assist with possible hurricane response operations as Hurricane Florence makes landfall.
Wisconsin Guard ready to assist with Florence response
September 15, 2018
Approximately two dozen Soldiers assigned to medevac units at the Wisconsin National Guard's Army Aviation Support Facility 1 in West Bend, Wis., prep UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters Sept. 14, 2018,for movement to Maryland in response to then-Hurricane Florence, where the crews will remain in a standby status to be available in the event that civil authorities request their services. The Department of Defense began staging personnel, equipment and resources in the region to prepare for potential response missions as Hurricane Florence made landfall.
Ky. Air Guard deploys 10 special tactics troops for Florence
September 15, 2018
Airmen from the 123rd Airlift Wing load vehicles and cargo onto a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., Sept. 15, 2018, in response to Tropical Storm Florence. The gear and 10 Airmen from the 123rd Special Tactics Squadron are being deployed to Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia Beach, Va., to provide stand-alone communications, air traffic control, personnel recovery and paramedic capabilities in response to massive flooding.
N.C. Air Guard stands against Tropical Storm Florence
September 15, 2018
U.S. Air Force Col. Bryony Terrell, commander 145th Airlift Wing, delivers a brief during a meeting held at the North Carolina Air National Guard (NCANG) Base, Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Sept. 14, 2018.
188th Wing activates UPAD for Hurricane Florence Response
September 14, 2018
Master Sgt. Twila Costiloe, 188th Wing intelligence analyst, creates graphical information products in the 188th Unclassified Processing, Assessment, and Dissemination element at Ebbing Air National Guard Base, Ark., to support Hurricane Florence responders Sept. 13, 2018. The UPAD rapidly provides graphical information products requested by incident commanders located across the storm’s path.
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.