Alaska Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters and aircrews from the 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment conducted water bucket drops in support of firefighting efforts against the Willows Sockeye Fire near Anchorage, Alaska, and smaller fires on the Kenai Peninsula.
Soldiers with the Louisiana Army National Guard were activated to support preparations and rescue operations during spring flooding in southwest Louisiana along the Red River.
The Texas Army National Guard is assisting with relief efforts in many areas of Texas after heavy rainfalls have caused flooding in various regions.
U.S. Pacific Command continues to work closely with the U.S. Embassy in Nepal and U.S. Agency for International Development colleagues to determine how USPACOM forces and assets can assist the Government of Nepal in the aftermath of this disaster. The U.S. military has transported members of the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team and urban search and rescue teams to Nepal, and also...
The North Dakota Army National Guard launched two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters in support of a request by emergency responders battling a wild fire south of Bismarck.
National Guard units in several states were ordered to duty to assist emergency management efforts after a blizzard affected the Northeast Jan. 26-27, 2015.
Products related to wildfires in Winthrop, Wash.; Madras, Ore.; and Leavenworth, Wash; Laytonville, Cal.
San Diego County is ablaze as nine fires burn in a 14-square-mile area, fanned by hot, dry air and unusual springtime Santa Ana winds. Marine Corps aircraft and the Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton fire department is in coordination with CALFIRE for the potential use of military aircraft pending the wildfire status within San Diego County.
