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Fla. Soldiers ensured successful deployments for out-of-state Guard teams
October 30, 2018
Soldiers with the 631st Support Maintenance Company out of Starke, the 256th Area Support Medical Company out of Camp Blanding Joint Training Center and the Headquarters Company of the 50th Regional Support Group out of Homestead, set up a Joint Reception, Staging, Onward Movement, and Integration (JRSOI) site outside the Baptist College of Florida in Graceville prior to the arrival of the 2025th Transportation Company of the Alabama National Guard in support of Hurricane Michael relief operations.
New York Guard personnel, helicopters assist after Michael
October 23, 2018
A New York Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook helicopter transports search and rescue personnel and their all-terrain vehicles to St. Teresa, along the shoreline of the Florida panhandle, Oct. 12, 2018. The New York Army National Guard Soldiers deployed two Chinooks and two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters along with 25 crew members to Tallahassee, Florida, to assist with response and recovery efforts for the Florida National Guard following the impact of Hurricane Michael.
Florida infantry Soldiers provide security after hurricane
October 23, 2018
Soldiers assigned to Company D., 1st Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment direct vehicles at a check point in Mexico Beach, Fla following Hurricane Michael, Oct. 21, 2018.
Ga. Guard continues to support Hurricane Michael operations
October 22, 2018
Captain Sha-Raya Bates, commander of the Washington, Ga.-based 214th Forward Support Company discusses operations at a point of distribution in Seminole County with County Commissioner Darius Culverson.
Washington Air Guard analyzes imagery after Hurricane Michael
October 22, 2018
Senior Airman Jeffrey Andrews, a geospatial targeting analyst with the 194th Intelligence Squadron assigned to the Washington Air National Guard, looks at imagery of a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) distribution center Oct. 14, 2018 at Camp Murray, Wash.
Guard members and volunteers provide for the community
October 19, 2018
Florida National Guard Soldiers from the 53rd Brigade Support Battalion in Pinellas Park, Florida, serve themselves food provided by the World Central Kitchen, Oct. 14, 2018, in Panama City, Florida. The WCK is providing meals in response to Hurricane Michael to Guardsmen, first responders and those who were affected by the natural disaster.
Ga. Guard Soldier helps douse fire during hurricane mission
October 19, 2018
Georgia Army National Guard Sgt. Blake Mote of the Kennesaw, Ga.-based 190th Military Police Company emerges from a burning house after being relieved by Lieutenant Michael Smith of the Donalsonville Fire and Emergency Services Department. Mote, a firefighter and advanced emergency management technician with the Clayton County Fire and Emergency Management Services, was on patrol with his unit and first responders when they were alerted to respond to the fire.
Fla. Guard members providing varied services to residents
October 18, 2018
A Soldier from the Florida National Guard’s Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and high-yield Explosive (CBRNE) Enhanced Response Force Package (CERFP) unit, uses a chainsaw to help clear a roadway to enable his team to access a remote area, as they conduct house to house wellness checks, Oct. 16, 2018. The CERFP unit utilizes varying skills to provide assistance following natural disasters.
Florida National Guard Soldiers provide shelter security
October 17, 2018
Sgt. Fraicor Terrero, a heavy vehicle driver assigned to Company A, 53rd Brigade Support Battalion, provides security to an American Red Cross shelter in Panama City, Fla, Oct. 15, 2018.
Commander: Georgia Guard personnel likely saved storm victim
October 17, 2018
Brig. Gen. Randall Simmons, commander of the Georgia Army National Guard and Command Sgt. Major Jeff Logan, senior enlisted advisor of the 201st Regional Support Group, stand with 1st Lt. Christopher Long of the Augusta-based 877th Engineer Company and Tech Sgt. Eric Glass, Tech Sgt. Lauren Swanson and Tech Sgt. Anthony McDonnell of the Warner Robins-based 116th Air Control Wing following their emergency actions in Seminole County.
Clearing the path: Fla. National Guard works route clearance
October 13, 2018
Florida National Guard members of the 753rd Brigade Engineer Battalion from Tallahassee, Florida, work on clearing the roads following the destruction of Hurricane Michael, Oct. 13, 2018, in Panama City, Florida.
Fla. Guard provides food and water for local citizens
October 13, 2018
Florida National Guard Soldiers from the 53rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 2-124 Charlie Co., Ocala, Fla., load food in to a local citizen’s vehicle during Hurricane Michael disaster relief, Panama City, Fla., Oct. 13, 2018. Soldiers respond in communities throughout the panhandle in conjunction with civilian emergency services.
Ga. Airmen distribute food and water for hurricane relief
October 13, 2018
U.S. Airmen with the 116th Air Control Wing (ACW), Georgia Air National Guard, load supplies while preparing to leave Robins Air Force Base, Georgia for Seminole County, Georgia to assist with Hurricane Michael relief operations, Oct. 12, 2018.
Florida National Guard goes above and beyond
October 13, 2018
Bay County Sheriff’s Office Chief Pilot Larry Kennedy overlooks the damage caused by Hurricane Michael while conducting air surveillance with the Florida National Guard. Kennedy was accompanied by Guard members to assess the damage and to find the places that need the most support.
W.Va. Soldiers activated in response to Hurricane Michael
October 12, 2018
Maj. Christopher Parker, Executive Officer for AITEC’s CBRNE Battalion, speaks on the role of the West Virginia National Guard's Army Interagency Training and Education Center deployment in response to Hurricane Michael Oct. 11, 2018 at the St. Albans Armory in St. Albans, West Virginia.
Ga. Air Guard provides route clearance in wake of Hurricane Michael
October 12, 2018
Georgia Air National Guard Airmen with the 116th Air Control Wing depart from Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, in support of Hurricane Michael recovery efforts, October 11, 2018
Va. National Guard supports Hurricane Michael recovery
October 12, 2018
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Virginia Beach-based 1173rd Transportation Company drive through high water to deliver supplies to shelters Sept. 17, 2018, in North Carolina.
Wisconsin, Ohio Guard troops head to Fla. for Michael relief
October 11, 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, 20128, for movement to Maryland in response to Hurricane Florence, where the crews will remain in a standby status to be available in the event that civil authorities request their services. Crews are enroute to Florida now for Hurricane Michael relief.
National Guard, other DoD assets respond to Michael
October 11, 2018
​Members of the 106th Rescue Wing, assigned to the New York Air National Guard, prepare to deploy in support of the Hurricane Michael rescue efforts at the 106th Rescue Wing, Westhampton Beach, N.Y., Oct. 10, 2018.
N. Y. Guard deploys Army, Air assets for Michael response
October 10, 2018
Airman 1st Class Melissa Mantilla (in white suit) and Senior Airman Hopeton Gordon, members of the 106th Rescue Wing of the New York Air Natonal Guard, prep an HC-130 search and rescue aircraft for departure at Gabreski Air Natonal Guard Base in Westhampton Beach, N.Y., on Oct. 10, 2018, as the unit prepared to deploy a team to Gulfport, Mississippi, as part of the response to Hurricane Michael.