A firefighter from the Port of Laem Chabang in Pattaya, Thailand, secures a hose fitting during a training exercise near the port, Monday, May 19, 2009. Members of the Washington National Guard have been training Thai first responders, to include fire fighters from Laem Chabang, on a tasks such as search and rescue, mass casualty scenarios and incident command and control as part of the National Guard's State Partnership Program.(U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jon Soucy)(released)
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SHREVEPORT, La. – Louisiana Army National Guardsmen with C Troop, 2nd Battalion,108th Cavalry Squadron, in Coushatta, La., demonstrate proper procedures on how to up-right an overturned boat. The Soldiers participated in a two-day swimming and boat training mission at LSU-S in Shreveport, La., and the Grand Bayou Resort in Coushatta, March 26-27, in preparation for the Guard’s upcoming disaster response exercise, April 4. The DRX will validate the LANG’s response plan and will better prepare the LANG for the upcoming hurricane season. (U.S. Army Photo by 2nd Lt. Angela K. Fry, State Unit Public Affairs Representative)
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SHREVEPORT, La. – Louisiana Army National Guardsman Sgt. 1st Class Mack McCoy of Bossier City, La., unexpectedly jumps out of a Zodiac during a simulated rescue mission at Grand Bayou Resort in Coushatta, La., March 27. Soldiers from C Troop, 2nd Battalion, 108th Cavalry Squadron in Coushatta, La., participated in water safety and boat training for search and rescue operations in preparation for the Guard’s upcoming disaster response exercise, April 4. C Troop has been assigned search and rescue operations in Hackberry, La., for the DRX, which will validate the LANG’s response plan and will better prepare the LANG for the upcoming hurricane season. (U.S. Army Photo by 2nd Lt. Angela K. Fry, State Unit Public Affairs Representative)
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SHREVEPORT, La. – Louisiana Army National Guardsmen from C Troop, 2nd Battalion, 108th Cavalry Squadron, in Coushatta, La., retrieve Sgt. 1st Class Mack McCoy from the water during a simulated rescue mission at Grand Bayou Resort in Coushatta, March 27. Soldiers from C Troop participated in water safety and boat training for search and rescue operations in preparation for the Guard’s upcoming disaster response exercise, April 4. C Troop has been assigned search and rescue operations in Hackberry, La., for the DRX, which will validate the LANG’s response plan and will better prepare the LANG for the upcoming hurricane season. (U.S. Army Photo by 2nd Lt. Angela K. Fry, State Unit Public Affairs Representative)
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SSgt. Matthew Schrader, a pararescuer with the Alaska Air National Guard's 212th Rescue Squadron, scans flooded Galveston Island, Texas the day after Hurrican Ike made landfall. The 176th Wing deployed two helicopters and about 30 wing members to the Gulf Coast region Sept. 1 to perform expected search-and-rescue missions in the wake of Hurricane Gustav. They remained in the region to aid rescue efforts relating to Hurricane Ike. Alaska Air National Guard photo by TSgt. Andre Marron.
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