National Guard Prepares for Gustav
Like the last time, our National Guard is prepared for the worst as Gustav gets closer to making landfall later this week. I just wanted to share a few pictures of their preparations. I hope to have an interview up this week (hopefully live) on the You Served Podcast with a member of the unit.
Army Staff Sgt. Michael H. Majeau, a supply sergeant with the Louisiana National Guard’s 204th Theater Airfield Operations Group, unloads a pallet of packaged meals in Hammond, La., for soldiers activated in conjunction with the approach of Hurricane Gustav, Aug. 29, 2008. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Stephanie J. Cross, Louisiana State Aviation Command.
U.S. Army Spc. Cory R. Prince checks a radio, Aug. 28, 2008, to make sure it is working properly in preparation for possible hurricane relief operations after Gustav makes landfall. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Nathaniel P. Orphey.
Army Pfc. Seth D. Watkins, Army Spc. Donovan Q. Lemieux, and Army Sgt. 1st Class Todd F. Stremlau of of the Louisiana National Guard’s 204th Theater Airfield Operations Group load tents on a tactical vehicle in Hammond, La., Aug. 29, 2008, as part of preparations for the expected landfall of Hurricane Gustav. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Stephanie J. Cross, Louisiana State Aviation Command.
Spc. Joseph P. Gauthier of Natchitoches, La., member of Detachment 1, A Co., 199th Leadership Brigade Support Battalion, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, in Colfax, La., gives the thumbs up to Soldiers working to fill a Palletized Load System water hippo. U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Rebekah L. Malone, 225th Engineer Brigade Unit Public Affairs Representative.
Members of the Louisiana National Guard’s 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team stage their vehicles next to the Ernest Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Aug. 29, 2008. The soldiers are activated for security missions in support of hurricane operations throughout the state. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael L. Owens, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment.
Members of the Louisiana National Guard’s 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team stage their vehicles next to the Ernest Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Aug. 29, 2008. The soldiers are activated for security missions in support of hurricane operations throughout the state. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael L. Owens, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment.
Members of the Louisiana National Guard’s 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team stage their vehicles next to the Ernest Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Aug. 29, 2008. The soldiers are activated for security missions in support of hurricane operations throughout the state. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael L. Owens, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment.
U.S. military vehicles are staged and ready, Aug. 28, 2008, to bring clean water in the event that water becomes scarce after Gustav, expected to be a Category 3 hurricane, makes landfall. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Nathaniel P. Orphey.
Army Maj. Gen. Bennett C. Landreneau, Louisiana adjutant general, talks to reporters about the Louisiana National Guard’s preparedness for hurricane operations at the Ernest Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Aug. 29, 2008. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael L. Owens, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment.
Sgt. Michael Slaytert osses a water hose to Spc. Joseph P. Gauthier as they prepare a tanker that could be used to provide drinking water to coastal residents if Tropical Storm Gustav hits. The Soldiers are members of Detachment 1, A Co., 199th Leadership Brigade Support Battalion, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, in Colfax, La.
