In Hawaii, the National Guard deployed more than 80 Soldiers in October to Pahoa, a town of about 950 residents. Troops assisted with security, including the construction of a roadblock and other pressing safety issues when an eruption from the Kilauea Volcano disgorged lava.
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The landslide, which happened when a portion of an unstable hillside collapsed, covered an approximately one square mile area engulfing numerous homes and rural neighborhoods. More than 850 Washington Guard members responded, conducting search and rescue, engineer and transportation operations.
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National Guard members also were part of ongoing operations and rotations in Kuwait, Afghanistan and other locations worldwide as part of the Global War on Terror. This culminated with the end of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan after 13 years of combat operations.
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West Virginia Civil Support Teams and other National Guard members responded to a chemical spill that leaked into the Elk River, contaminating drinking water and affecting more than 300,000 residents of the area. CST members tested and monitored water quality levels while other Guard members distributed bottled water to area residents. More than 500 Guard members from West Virginia and surrounding states responded to the incident.
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During 2014, the SPP continued to grow by adding three new partnerships with the North Dakota National Guard becoming partners with the African countries Togo and Benin and the Nevada National Guard partnering with Tonga in the South Pacific.
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