Custody is preparing for flu season

ARLINGTON, Virginia (September 7, 2010) - with flu season quickly approaching, the army and air National Guard have published a guide for 2010-2011 vaccination campaigns and will start shipping to the States for immediate release vaccinations, protection against officials said today.

Gunnar d. Kiersey, division general agent of medical preparation with the custody of the army chief surgeon Office said that the Agency of military vaccines is scheduled to start deliveries to the States in October.

Air National Guard units are scheduled to receive their doses of flu vaccine in the next month, said General Division Air Force James Coker, head of the branch of public health, prevention and air surgeon.

"" Vaccine delivery is based on priorities of manufacturers and approved packages available, but several States are currently beginning to receive their... vaccination against influenza, "he said."

Each year in the United States, approximately 36,000 people die from influenza or its complications, and for this reason that the army and air National Guard strive for 100% interest in this program.

"It is strongly recommended that members of ANG receive their timely vaccination to protect against flu in the month peak of influenza activity, which is usually from December to March in the US, said Coker.""Staff who receive influenza vaccination begins to develop antibodies will sufficient to protect against influenza infection in the two weeks of the protection vaccination.Cette usually last six to nine months and sometimes longer."

Soldiers, who get their shots at the beginning, said Kiersey will protect themselves and their families against the influenza virus.

The biggest change in this year's vaccine is combines three vaccines against influenza into one.

"Each year, scientists select three strains of virus influenza research feels will most common threat," said Coker.

The 2010-2011 influenza vaccine will protect against H1N1 and two other influenza viruses: an H3N2 viruses and an influenza B virus, Kiersey said, adding that the combination of these vaccines will not diminish their effectiveness.

For more information about influenza viruses listed and vaccines used by the Ministry of defence, visit www.flu.gov.

(Air force technical Sergeant John Orrell wrote to the Office of the National Guard.)

Designated as the birthplace of the National Guard of Salem

SALEM, Massachusetts (Army News Service, August 20, 2010) - Gov. Massachusetts Deval Patrick signed legislation designating the city of Salem as the birthplace of the national guard a ceremony held at the hotel city here, 19 August 2010.

The Governor was joined at the ceremony by Salem Mayor Kimberley Driscoll, many State and officials, groups for veterans and members of the National Guard of Massachusetts.

"For a community that has so much history, us thought it was possible to add," said Driscoll. ''"But certainly he was, by Salem, recognized as the birthplace of the National Guard."

Driscoll said having the city officially recognized as the birthplace of the National Guard is very special, particularly now when custody plays a large role in the defence of the nation.

The origins of the National Guard and the u.s. Army in its oldest form, are traced back to the creation of North, South and Eastern regiments that were formed by a legislative act of General Court of Massachusetts on December 13 Bay, 1636.Cette date is recognized as the anniversary of the National Guard.

Members of the regiment was held their first gathering on the commune of Salem in April 1637, who started the foundation of what would become the National Guard.Les army four older units in the army are used today in the National Guard in Massachusetts and follow their regimental lineage to the Salem militia: 181 st infantry regiment of cavalry 182nd; field artillery regiment ?101st; and the 101st engineer battalion.

Congressmen John Tierney was among officials present and said he was impressed by how much care has dealt with the burden of frequent service, locally and overseas in Iraq and Afghanistan.

"We are very proud," said Tierney. ''"The National Guard did a lot for this country."

Tierney sentiments were echoed by Joseph c. Carter, the Adjutant General of the National Guard for Massachusetts division general.

"We are the nation first of all, the National Guard of Massachusetts," said Carter. "" """It's an honour as well as a privilege to participate in this important opportunity recognizing this magnificent city, where it all began AJAX".

Carter said on the Massachusetts National Guard and proud history began in Salem and continues as they serve their neighbours here in Massachusetts and their American colleagues in our great nation and abroad.

Carter has declared this day commemorates this day here in spring in 1637 when citizen soldiers gathered on the commune of Salem in defence of their community.

"Citizen soldiers, who a few years later, 138 would be among the first to gather on Lexington and Concord to defend the beginning of our Republic," said Carter.

"It is an honour for us to have as our official home recognized by the community, all Salem", said the crankcase.

Patrick spoken briefly the rich history of custody recognized and national Massachusetts National Guard today for their service, sacrifice, and the clarity of mission and made special note of 1,000 currently serving members abroad.

"It's a privilege to be here to recognize the origins of the National Guard," said Patrick.Il was also a privilege to recognize that the first militia to civic ideals that have been defined as an opportunity, equal and fair play, said Patrick.

The Governor said that he was humbled to sign a draft law that draws attention to the origins of a commitment to these ideals.

"Massachusetts is the birthplace of our nation and it is only right that an institution designed to protect our community and our country, be rooted again, said Patrick."

With the conclusion of remarks the crowd gathered around of the Governor, 2: 17p. a.m., he signed invoice HB1145 law and the National Guard has received its official birth place.

(Sergeant serves as first class gift Veitch Massachusetts National Guard Public Affairs Office.)

Designated as the birthplace of the National Guard of Salem

SALEM, Massachusetts (Army News Service, August 20, 2010) - Gov. Massachusetts Deval Patrick signed legislation designating the city of Salem as the birthplace of the national guard a ceremony held at the hotel city here, 19 August 2010.

The Governor was joined at the ceremony by Salem Mayor Kimberley Driscoll, many State and officials, groups for veterans and members of the National Guard of Massachusetts.

"For a community that has so much history, us thought it was possible to add," said Driscoll. ''"But certainly he was, by Salem, recognized as the birthplace of the National Guard."

Driscoll said having the city officially recognized as the birthplace of the National Guard is very special, particularly now when custody plays a large role in the defence of the nation.

The origins of the National Guard and the u.s. Army in its oldest form, are traced back to the creation of North, South and Eastern regiments that were formed by a legislative act of General Court of Massachusetts on December 13 Bay, 1636.Cette date is recognized as the anniversary of the National Guard.

Members of the regiment was held their first gathering on the commune of Salem in April 1637, who started the foundation of what would become the National Guard.Les army four older units in the army are used today in the National Guard in Massachusetts and follow their regimental lineage to the Salem militia: 181 st infantry regiment of cavalry 182nd; field artillery regiment ?101st; and the 101st engineer battalion.

Congressmen John Tierney was among officials present and said he was impressed by how much care has dealt with the burden of frequent service, locally and overseas in Iraq and Afghanistan.

"We are very proud," said Tierney. ''"The National Guard did a lot for this country."

Tierney sentiments were echoed by Joseph c. Carter, the Adjutant General of the National Guard for Massachusetts division general.

"We are the nation first of all, the National Guard of Massachusetts," said Carter. "" """It's an honour as well as a privilege to participate in this important opportunity recognizing this magnificent city, where it all began AJAX".

Carter said on the Massachusetts National Guard and proud history began in Salem and continues as they serve their neighbours here in Massachusetts and their American colleagues in our great nation and abroad.

Carter has declared this day commemorates this day here in spring in 1637 when citizen soldiers gathered on the commune of Salem in defence of their community.

"Citizen soldiers, who a few years later, 138 would be among the first to gather on Lexington and Concord to defend the beginning of our Republic," said Carter.

"It is an honour for us to have as our official home recognized by the community, all Salem", said the crankcase.

Patrick spoken briefly the rich history of custody recognized and national Massachusetts National Guard today for their service, sacrifice, and the clarity of mission and made special note of 1,000 currently serving members abroad.

"It's a privilege to be here to recognize the origins of the National Guard," said Patrick.Il was also a privilege to recognize that the first militia to civic ideals that have been defined as an opportunity, equal and fair play, said Patrick.

The Governor said that he was humbled to sign a draft law that draws attention to the origins of a commitment to these ideals.

"Massachusetts is the birthplace of our nation and it is only right that an institution designed to protect our community and our country, be rooted again, said Patrick."

With the conclusion of remarks the crowd gathered around of the Governor, 2: 17p. a.m., he signed invoice HB1145 law and the National Guard has received its official birth place.

(Sergeant serves as first class gift Veitch Massachusetts National Guard Public Affairs Office.)

Guard father, his fly together

MARIETTA, GA. (August 30, 2010) - certification son steal a nozzle of black UH - 60 helicopter with night-vision gear takes up a notch - up approximately 500 m from the ground to be precise; stress level and that's exactly what Army Chief Adjutant 5 Gary recently had occasion to button.

9 - Airline operational support detachment commander troupe 78th aviation control button, Georgia Army National Guard, spent the evening showing his son Daniel button army Adjutant company, 1st Battalion 171st aircraft to fly at night with night vision goggles in his preparation level of training.

Training requires a helicopter pilot to fly during the day and night and with NVGs unit-level certification. After the initial certification, pilots are required for flights NVG hour-long every 45 days.

"This is one of the moments in my life as a father proudest", said Gary Button. "This is the first time, my son and I are flying; not only as a father and son, but as a pilot and co-pilot.

Daniel Button, who has recently graduated from Japonesque Go Curl Eyelash Curler flight school said the ability to fly with his father is exciting and nerve-racking.

"I feel a little pressure flying with him for the first time", said the young button."I want to do well and make me proud."

I'm already so proud of you,"the eldest button told his son.

The mission is the youngest Button fly North towards the North Georgia mountains and once Sun has decreased, donning his NVGs and continue with the Button mission.Daniel should also fly in formation with other Black Hawks drivers wearing NVGs.

"I was to practice last night, so I feel confident flight tonight will go smooth", said jeune.Il button deploy you to Iraq with the 171 st later this automne.Il is its second first déploiement.Son was with the 82nd Airborne division as a doctor in 2004.Il has said he is enthusiastic about this time as a helicopter pilot deployment.

Hurricane Katrina response: "the National Guard glory time."

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ARLINGTON, VA. (Army News Service, Aug. 27, 2010) - Aug.29 marks the fifth anniversary of what has been described as the "finest hour" in the National Guard ' s near 400-year history by the form of the National Guard Bureau chief.

"By any measure, it was the fastest, most massive military response to any natural disaster that has ever happened," retired Army. Lt Gen.H Steven Blum said in a recent interview."Our response was the epitome of what the National Guard is and why it is a national treasure."

Hurricane Katrina, a category five on the Saffir/Simpson Hurricane Scale, caused an estimated $ 81 billion worth of damage, took more than 1,800 lives and forced nearly 1.2 million Gulf Coast residents to evacuate.

However, the preparation and actions of the more than 50,000 National Guardsmen made the difference in lives saved and lives lost, said Blum.

"all converged It." "It all came together, so that when we were needed, we were there," he said.

On the morning of Aug 25, 2005, Katrina was upgraded from a tropical storm to a category one hurricane.It first struck land between Hallandale Beach and Aventura, Fla., causing then Gov't.Jeb Bush to declare a state of emergency.

It also allowed Air Force shift Gen.Douglas Burnett, the adjutant general of the Florida National Guard, to activate 800 staff, including 75 who prepared high-clearance vehicles for issue in the southern part of the state.

When it struck Florida, the storm weakened, but it also entered the Gulf of Mexico and regained strength. With wind speeds of about 95-100 miles per hour, it was quickly upgraded to a category two.

The storm ' s impact area was also growing, which caused Florida to call up about 130 more National Guard troops.

At the same time, then Gov't. Kathleen Blanco of Louisiana and Gov't. Haley Barbour of Mississippi declared a state of emergency.

With plans changing Guard officials were forced to look at all their options. Mississippi turned to a disaster response plan set up after Hurricane Camille in 1969 and decided to pre-position at Camp Shelby Guardsmen 3,000 in the south and McCain Camp in the northern part of the state.

"We sheltered people in places where we thought they would be safe to survive the hurricane," Blum said."Then they and their equipment would be able to immediately respond to the after effects of the hurricane."

As Mississippi was preparing for Katrina hit, the Louisiana Guard was planning to for Katrina ' s arrival. About 3,000 were positioned throughout New Orleans and the southern parishes. They also moved fuel tankers to Hammond Airport northwest of New Orleans.

By Aug.29, 2005, Katrina was a category five hurricane with winds reaching over 170 miles-per-hour. Mississippi took the brunt of the storm.The damage was catastrophic with a zone of destruction stretching almost 90 miles long and 20 miles wide.

"The devastation of this hurricane was far greater than anyone expected," Blum said."The entire electrical grid was gone." "The internet was down, the telephones were down, no. cell phones, radio and television ceased to exist."

It took Mississippi Guardsmen about six hours to drive 60 miles to the devastated area.

"Everything was a slab, the only thing you saw on the coastline of (interstate) 90 were slabs and steps," Army shift Scott Lippiat said after the storm. "I have been to fight, I ' ve seen stuff in Iraq, this was totally different from what you experience because of the goal total destruction."

The adjutants general of Mississippi and Louisiana, now retired Air Force shift Gen. Harold a. Cross and Army Gen shift. Bennett c. Landreneau, respectively, contacted Blum and initiated the first round of Emergency Management Assistance compact (EMACs) with Texas, Arkansas, Alabama, Florida.

"We put out a call for help, once we saw the magnitude of the destruction," cross told interviewers at the time.

It was becoming manifest to both adjutants general and Blum that more staff would be needed to assist with the relief effort.

Within 96 hours of the Katrina ' s disposal, an additional 30,000 troops were sent to New Orleans.They assisted in search and rescue, medical treatment, evacuation and security.

With every passing minute the situation became worse, and Blum knew he couldn ' t wait for higher command, so he moved forward."We didn ' t ask for permission, we didn ' t wait for orders," he said.

Water levels in the city continued to rise and would not stop until four days later.

"The flood control walls started failing, and the city of New Orleans basically filled up and flooded," Blum said. "It was not the it was the aftermath of the standing water in Lake Pontchartrain and the Mississippi River that ran the over hurricane flood control walls."

High flood waters disabled the Louisiana Guard ' s joint operations center, based at Jackson Barracks.

"When it actually came through... we were watching the water come up," said Army Capt'ain.Lydia Jensen, a Louisiana Guardsman, who was working in the operations center on that day."We had lost all power.""We lost all communication... so we were just waiting for it to end so we could evacuate."

After the storm, thousands of New Orleans residents, who decided to ride out the storm, made their way through flooded neighborhoods to the Superdome, where about 200 Louisiana Guard members provided medical care, security and transportation.

"When the sunlight came up, we were still flooded," Jensen said."Our first experience of seeing the city from the air was."All we saw was water... I never want to experience it again."I never want to look at people and know that they have lost everything they had that."

National Guard helicopters kept those inside the Superdome supplied with bottled water and packaged "meals ready to eat."

The focus was on downtown New Orleans and the Superdome, goal another situation was brewing at the New Orleans Convention Center.

With no. food and no water, and the situation becoming more desperate, Army. Lt Col.Jacques Thibodeaux was directed to immediately secure the complex.

"Our job was to come in was conduct rescue mission, to provide a law and order, provide relief and then to evacuate the facility," he said.

Because of the lack of communication and the rumors about the conditions being violent at the convention center, Thibodeaux prepared his team of about 1,000 Guardsmen for the worse.

As they advanced with weapons, flak jackets and Kevlar helmets, the troops prepared for a surprise three-prong approach.As they marched into the center, they were greeted with a hero's welcome and were able to stabilize the center s in less than 30 minutes without firing a single shot.

By the end of September, the Army and Air Guard had flown over 10,200 missions, airlifted over 88,000 passengers to safety, moved over 18,000 tones of supplies and relief aid and saved over 17,000 lives.

"The Guard did what the Guard does best," Blum said."It answered the call, it saw the need, it prepared so that when it was needed it was ready and it was there."

Blum said he has strong feeling about the Guard ' s response to the largest relief operation in U.S. history.

"If I sound a little proud about the Guard, I am," he said."I couldn ' t be more proud."

(Air Force Tech.)Sgt. John Orrell writes for the National Guard Bureau.)

Lakota steals the first mission of evacuation in Germany

WASHINGTON (August 23, 2010) - The 121st Medical Company (air ambulance) the District of Columbia National Guard became recently the first unit to perform mission medical evacuation by helicopter UH-72 Lakota at Hohenfels, Germany has on 10 August.

The 117ème was the first unit equipped MEDEVAC Lakota helicopter deployed abroad, configuration when he arrived in Germany last month.

"Have the mission of the unit in its deployment is made for MEDEVAC sleep training units in the region, many of them before their deployment to Iraq or Afghanistan, said lieutenant colonel Maureen Bellamy, the officer of State aviation military care of DC."

The 117ème has worked hard since his arrival in Germany, said the division General Mark Escherich, the Commander of the unit.

"[We have finished]" notional MEDEVAC response validation for combat operations, 9-Line MEDEVAC training, MEDEVAC litter loading and unloading units and security for the army, Army Air, Marine Corps and the Batman Checks Georgian army, helicopter "he said."

Company covers MEDEVAC to two Hohenfels, which is the centre of preparation of multinational joint operations and Grafenwoehr, which is home to business training centre multinational mixte.Ils are separated by car and 20 minutes by helicopter almost two hours.

Last year, the 117ème became the first organization in the nation to receive the UH - 72 configured for .the MEDEVAC missions ' aircraft replaced the UH-1 "Huey", a vintage driven 117ème, Vietnam helicopter was parked in the land army Davison close to Fort Belvoir, Virginia

National Guard prepares for border operations

NOGALES, Arizona (Army News Service, August 31, 2010) - here the National Guard troops are ready to be for positions on the u.s. border with Mexico's copper Cactus operation monitoring.

Federal year mission calls for up to 1,200 National Guard soldiers and airmen to support us and protection customs borders and immigration to the United States Customs Enforcement in California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas.

The majority of troops will support the CAP with teams entered identification and supports the ICE with criminal investigative analyst for one year.

"Arizona is located single as a State border to directly support the Customs and Border Protection", said 1 Valentine Castillo, Arizona ™ National Guard public affairs officer lieutenant.

Training for teams entered identification includes how to manage meeting with anyone who approaches their observation stations.

Teams of monitor border points strategic compliance with surveillance de-la - tip and tactics detection and technology in support of the application of local laws.

"They act as extra eyes and ears of the border patrol," said Castillo.

Nogales monitoring sites are on the high ground where soldiers can monitor the kilometres of the border, submission of comments by the border patrol and releasing agent for other tasks.

Criminal inquiry analysts help ICE agents to reduce the flow of illegal currency in bulk and weapons of the United States to Mexico.

Because of the severe climate border, where temperatures exceed 100 degrees often soldiers Arizona also receive training emergency fight, says Castillo.

For many of the soldiers, the course is a training, refresher course they already have bénéficié.Bon number of them were deployed for the previous domestic missions and operations abroad and have experience in a combat environment.

"Morale is high", said Castillo. ''"They are ready to complete [training] and support for the protection of border and customs and immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Around State, soldiers are also training in environmental awareness radio, operations and monitoring spécialisés.Soldats equipment are also eligible on their weapons, an annual requirement for all the soldiers.

The National Guard has been support southwest border for a number of years through the counter-drug programs, and they are prepared for a major mission, said Maj. Peter Aylward, which coordinates the operation of four States to the National Guard Bureau.

The National Guard of border security in the operation Jump Start supporting 2006 to 2008 the mission successfully.

"The National Guard has historically always executed well," said Aylward. ''"This is a very important task for this nation that is an intensification of previous efforts that began in 1993 .it ' is just another chapter of a great initiative."

With nearly 470,000 soldiers and airmen, the National Guard is only suitable to support border security missions and homeland defence operations.

(Staff Sergeant Jim Greenhill wrote to the Office of the National Guard)

New York National Guard allows the remains of war pilot home

LATHAM, N.y. (August 20, 2010) - from the US Air Forces Ray Fletcher 1st lieutenant pilot returned home to Essex Center Vermont since World War II, 17 August 2010, the New York National Army National Guard was to help him along.

Eight members of the military Honor guard New York conducted an Honourable transfer ceremony remains at Albany international airport travel what remained of Ray Fletcher a United Airlines jet for the hearse waiting to carry the package in its native state.

"It really matter where our servicemembers have chuté.Nous always recognize the sacrifice that they facts and it is nice to be here to do this, said lieutenant colonel Richard Sloma, who acted as agent casualty assistance for the event."

"For those of us who are in the service, we understand very quickly that we are all family, regardless of the branch of service, regardless of the where it is past we still honour," Sloma says.

Fletcher died 10 May 1944, when the B-25, Bombardier was piloting crashed in one side mountain on the island of Corsica Méditerranée.Son plan, which was assigned to the 57th Bombardment Wing was on a mission of routine courier when it crashed, killing four people, including a voluntary women's Crescent, due to bad weather conditions.

Although human remains were recovered in 1995 and 2005, they only were not formally identified, after DNA comparison with surviving members of the family in 2009.

Only on surviving Fletcher, Rhette Fletcher, a cousin, chose for him interred in the cemetery of Mountain View in the home town he left there are more than 66 funeral ans.Services were set for August 20 in St. James Episcopal Church, Centre of Essex, is

Members of honour NY care involved in more than 10,000 funeral 2009, normally make the honours veterans who lost their lives in the current wars in Iraq or in Afghanistan.Mais they are ready to honor the dead of our conflicts, said the personal Sgt. Wayne Stone.

"This is a sense of pride," said Pierre, the noncommissioned officer Caralluma responsible care to honor New York State military forces."It feels good... we are really quiet him today."

In April 2009, for example, members of Honor New York planned funeral honors military custody the Sergeant Dougal Espey, native of Elmira, N.y., who died in the war in Korea in 1950, but whose remains have been identified not in 2009.

Carolyn Chapin, a volunteer Red Cross also in flight, has developed the rest in Woodbury, Connecticut, in August 2009.

Two other victims of the accident were laid at rest in May to memorize the 66th anniversary of the accident, the Edwin Elliott in Mattoon, Illinois, and corporal Richard Loring in cutting, mass., rest of the final accident, m. Sergeant Lewis Geerlings, were not recovered.

In May 1944, the Army Air Force finally reaches the wreckage, 3,500 feet research team side of Mont Cagna, one week after the accident, found the aircraft is almost totally destroyed.

In September 1944, armed serious personal registration reported the difficult trek to the accident and that remains is not recoverable due to the impact of the accident and the fire that followed.

Also found a similar Commission review in February 1948 as the remains of Fletcher and staff accompanying on the aircraft to be officially declared unrecoverable.

In the spring of 1989, 45 years after the accident, the gendarmerie of armed notified Corsica Memorial business activity in Europe that the partial remains of victims of the accident had been restored in 1988.Une military investigation team has visited the site in June 1989, concluded that no additional recovery work would be possible on the site in the area dangerous to particularly difficult for the search and recovery.

The remains found by the Corsican Gendarmerie have entrusted to the Laboratoire Central Identification army, Hawaii (CILHI) for 1995.À analysis time, these remains included no correlation wreckage or else information with a known incident or time.the individuals ' accession has been queued in 1995, pending further evidence.

French nationals discovered new remains on the site in 2003 and 2004, rotate the additional non-biological elements CILHI May 2005.Une mixed team POW/MIA accounting command (JPAC) from the Department of Defense studied the site in September 2005, recovery remains human and personal effects.

Once Fletcher remains with the accident site, CILHI JPAG placed analysis concluded by end of 2009 remains recovered as Fletcher and returned to his State of Vermont home as his final resting place.

Hurricane response to prepare the Defence Department Earl

WASHINGTON (Sept 1, 2010)--defence is ready to respond should Hurricane landfall Earl planned this weekend brings disaster on the Atlantic coast, the Pentagon Army Lt. column Robert l. Ditchey spokesman said today.

Today Hurricane warnings was awarded to North Carolina and Hurricane vahtipäällikkönä was Virginia.North Carolina Division of emergency management issued compulsory taking part in Outer Banks in some areas. Virginia be .gov. Bob McDonnell announced in his State of emergency.

"Department of Defense follows Hurricane Earl, in close cooperation with the [Federal Emergency Management Agency], and is ready to respond, where appropriate," said Ditchey.

FEMA's region (I) the defence of the coordinating body is also enabled. 403Rd Wing Kessler Air Force Base, Miss., known as "Hurricane Hunter," the task is five flights in the past 24 hours, provide Aerial surveillance along the coast.

Also in North Carolina and Virginia National Guard is set to more than 250 guardsmen status active duty must start to prepare a response of it systems, he said.

The "National Guard is ready, capacity Keyless Door Locks and ready to support the agencies at the request of the civilian population," said Ditchey.

FEMA has made people Earl's path evacuation of local and regional authorities control safety. Families site should be evacuation plans.

Anticipated impact areas at military installations, also taking precautions to ensure the safety of people and equipment. air force aircraft and naval vessels are prepared, where appropriate, the involvement of the Hurricane Earl. move the Navy and air force aircraft away from storm path decisions shall be taken within two days Ditchey said.

So far, State officials and civilian authorities have asked the military support.

States turn custody in advance of Hurricane

ARLINGTON, Virginia (Army News Service, September 2, 2010) - national guards in the States of the coast is preparing to what Hurricane Earl sends their way this labour day weekend.

"" Each State on the coast is the North Carolina in New England tries to understand what happens this storm to do,"said Jack Harrison, Director of communications for the Office of the National Guard.""In advance of that, each State National Guard prepares for what may possibly come from the storm".

The national weather service listed Earl as a hurricane of category-4 .the is planned to reach the coast of North Carolina on Thursday and Friday at the beginning.

The storm is expected to pick up speed as it gets closer to the side by side and accelerate Maine by Saturday morning.

"Key as well as the Eastern Seaboard is to identify available resources ought to be required to respond," said Harrison. ""."If the storm is still real close to the coast and winds product, they will have high tide vehicles and engineering .the States shall identify those capabilities.

In North Carolina, approximately 90 guards on the status of active service will report to the Armory Edenton tonight, said General Division Public Affairs Officer Matt Handley état.Un another 150 will be on standby.

Care of North Carolina also reports that it will be ready labor-intensive with equipment, including two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters to help food and water supplies.

"Mainly, we use to transport and then we use the kind of our most versatile, soldiers fighting can be used to release the road, the crews of the chainsaw and things as if they are needed,"Handley said local media earlier this week.""

More than 200 soldiers and airmen of the custody of Virginia have been placed on active service today for post-storm recovery possible expected hurricane impact Earl on the Hampton Roads area says cotton Puryear, public State of affairs officer.

Guards begin Wednesday evening staging and will be ready on Thursday morning to support potential response missions before Hurricane reaches the coast of Virginia, Earl Puryear said.

Gov't.Bob McDonnell declared state of emergency in Virginia today, allowing organizations to take precautions to prepare for the potential impacts in Eastern Virginia hurricane status.

The Declaration also allows the Adjutant General of the National Guard of Virginia to call these assets that he thinks are necessary to fulfil the tasks after the storm impact Virginia.

"We are staging of personnel, vehicles and equipment of Norfolk and Hampton to support missions such as the high-water transport and light, debris removal," said the colonel Jeff Hice, agent operations joint to the charge of Virginia. ""."The key for a quick response to this event is having staff in place and ready to react before the hurricane is moving in the region.

The Hampton-based soldiers 1st Battalion field artillery 111th Regiment 116th brigade combat team and airmen in the Virginia Beach-based Squadron a civil engineering of RED HORSE 203 rd will provide staff and equipment for the operation.

Protection against officials high-water missions may include deleting transport, rescue and debris, said.

The Virginia National Guard receives their missions through the Virginia Department of emergency management in order to help State and local emergency response organizations and is not able to meet the demands of direct support to the public, said Hice.

"If Hurricane causes conditions where people need help, they must request assistance through their local dispatcher or 911, not directly to Virginia, custody services," he said. ""."Where appropriate, support request will be passed to us action."

Harrison encouraged residents of the State to listen to local authorities in emergency. ''"They should also prepare for the potential of this storm to come closer to the coast which is being planned,", he said.

District of Columbia and the Maryland National Guard report that they have assets of aviation to sleep for possible missions.

In Delaware, protection against officials expect the storm to the effect of coastal areas in the County of Sussex.Aucun State of emergency was declared, but the State continues to monitor the storm.

Air Force Lisa Ahaesy, public affairs officer division general State of the National Guard in Massachusetts, also said no guards were called at that time, but they continue to watch the storm.

In the Rhode Island, Army General Division General Robert Bray, State Adjutant General, participated in a press exposed this afternoon with the Governor of the State and other heads of cabinet to discuss Earl hurricane and its potential impact on the State.

(Air force lieutenant colonel Ellen Krenke wrote to the Office of the National Guard)