West Virginia Air National Guard deploy communications team to Puerto Rico to assist in recovery efforts

CHARLESTON, WV, UNITED STATES

10.12.2017

Video by Tech. Sgt. Eugene Crist 

130th Airlift Wing

CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A team of Airmen from the West Virginia Air National Guard's 130th Airlift Wing will be deploying to Puerto Rico with the Joint Incident Site Communications Capability (JISCC) today and later this week to support recovery operations following Hurricane Maria.

The team of specialized communications Airmen will utilize the JISCC to provide non-secure voice, data, video, and radio interoperability with local, state and federal agencies working Hurricane Maria relief efforts in Puerto Rico.

"The West Virginia National Guard continues to lean forward to provide any
kind of support we can to the people of Puerto Rico," said Maj. Gen. James
A. Hoyer, The Adjutant General of the West Virginia National Guard. "This
team of highly skilled West Virginians will be a critical asset on the
ground and will help to establish communications for first responders. The
domestic response capabilities of the WVNG are far reaching and
multi-faceted and we pride ourselves on the ability to help our neighbors
both near and far."

The JISCC was developed from lessons learned after the attacks on Sept. 11,
2001 and response to Hurricane Katrina. The system is specifically tailored
to support unique homeland defense and National Guard civil support
missions.

The WVANG has utilized the JISCC for numerous events in the past including
the historic 2016 floods, Hurricane Katrina, and support of two Presidential
Inaugurations and multiple State of the Union addresses. This unit
specifically has been tasked to support this particular mission as a result
of past successes.

• Date Taken: 10.12.2017
• Date Posted: 10.12.2017 16:09
• Category: B-Roll
• Video ID: 557881
• VIRIN: 171012-Z-QM802-001
• Filename: DOD_104955478
• Length: 00:02:19
• Location: CHARLESTON, WV, US