National Guard Soldiers poised, ready/1023rd Engineer Company in Sulphur preps for Search and Rescue

Photo By Angela Fry | A 15-vehicle convoy from the Louisiana Army National Guard's 1023rd Engineer Company, 528th Engineer Battalion from Monroe, La., moves toward Sulphur, La., in anticipation of landfall of Hurricane Ike. The unit is providing approximately 70 Soldiers to assist with potential search and rescue missions, road clearing and debris removal in the wake of the storm.  

UNITED STATES

09.13.2008

Story by 2nd Lt. Angela Fry 

Louisiana National Guard

By Sgt. Angela K. Fry
528th Engineer Battalion Unit Public Affairs Representative

LAKE CHARLES, La. – Approximately 70 Soldiers from the Louisiana Army National Guard's 1023rd Engineer Company, 528th Engineer Battalion in Monroe, La., arrived at the Sulphur Parks and Recreation Center in Sulphur, La., in anticipation of the landfall of Hurricane Ike, somewhere along the west coast of the Gulf of Mexico.

The unit includes four three-man boat teams that will participate in damage assessment operations and search and rescue missions as needed in Calcasieu and Cameron Parishes

Working with the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, the 1023rd will also provide engineer work teams to assist in debris removal and street clearing.

• Date Taken: 09.13.2008
• Date Posted: 09.13.2008 16:14
• Story ID: 23606
• Location: US