Tag: U.S. National Guard Bureau

CALL OUT THE NATIONAL GUARD: Too Late … They Are Already Here From Illinois To Preposition Equipment And Troops

HERE TO HELP: U.S. military relief crews load supplies aboard a C-130 Hercules aircraft from the Illinois National Guard’s 182nd Airlift Wing based in Peoria. [ad name=”HTML-68″] FREDERIKSTED — As Hurricane Irma bears down on the region, the Illinois National Guard has sent a C-130 aircraft and crew to the territory to deliver key response […]

Hurricane Irma Continues To Barrel Towards The Virgin Islands And Puerto Rico … Illinois National Guard And FEMA Deploy Before The Storm

[ad name=”HTML-68″] SAN JUAN — Hurricane Irma continued to bear down on Sunday as it continued a southwesterly track that is likely to threaten islands at the eastern end of the Caribbean Sea on Tuesday. Hurricane watches were posted for Antigua and Barbuda, Anguilla, Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Martin, Guadeloupe and the British Virgin […]