Mission Draws Down

Photo By Staff Sgt. William Henry | Indiana National Guard trucks depart from Lincoln High School in Vincennes, Ind., June 15. Soldiers and Airmen spent the last week on flood duty assisting local emergency responders and Emergency Management Agency personnel in search and rescue missions, sandbagging operations, security duty and presence patrols.  

INDIANAPOLIS, IN, UNITED STATES

06.15.2008

Story by Spc. William Henry 

Indiana National Guard Headquarters

By Spc. William E. Henry
Indiana National Guard

INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana National Guard Soldiers and Airmen began redeployment to home station on June 15. Soldiers and Airmen moved out of southwest Indiana following their response for flooding.

Joint Task Force - 81 will have sixty Soldiers stay behind in the vicinity of East Mount Carmel, Ind., and New Harmony, Ind. These Soldiers will work with local responders to observe water level at local levees.

Soldiers and Airmen have worked with communities for the last eight days in their efforts to keep the water out of their communities. The Indiana National Guard worked with citizens to protect critical infrastructure and historical sites.

The Indiana National Guard is thankful for the support the communities have given the Airmen and Soldiers during the emergency.

"We have two missions as Guardsmen," said Brig. Gen. David Harris, JTF commander. "We have more than 4,000 Soldiers and Airmen currently deployed across the world. In the past week we responded in the State of Indiana to all missions directed by Indiana Department of Homeland Security with over 1,300 Soldiers and Airmen. We are proud to be citizen Soldiers and Airmen serving Indiana."

• Date Taken: 06.15.2008
• Date Posted: 06.15.2008 18:11
• Story ID: 20499
• Location: INDIANAPOLIS, IN, US