{"id":3341,"date":"2018-10-01T20:01:25","date_gmt":"2018-10-01T19:01:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.specialtactics.com\/?p=3341"},"modified":"2018-11-07T13:53:26","modified_gmt":"2018-11-07T11:53:26","slug":"air-guard-unite-to-save-19-hurricane-relief-ops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/afspecialwarfare.com\/air-guard-unite-to-save-19-hurricane-relief-ops\/","title":{"rendered":"Air Guard unite to save 19 during hurricane relief ops"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NAVAL AIR STATION OCEANA, Virginia \u2013 Air National Guardsmen from across the nation united to provide assistance and rescue isolated flood survivors in North Carolina, Sept. 17, in response to extreme flooding from the wake of Hurricane Florence battering North and South Carolina.<\/p>\n<p>The task force of 181 Guardsmen from Alaska, California, Kentucky, New York, Oregon, and Pennsylvania banded together to provide highly experienced logistics, intelligence, weather, communications, air transport, and pararescue personnel in coordination with local authorities in Sampson and Clinton Counties, N.C.<a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.dvidshub.net\/media\/thumbs\/photos\/1809\/4746162\/1000x750_q95.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright \" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dvidshub.net\/media\/thumbs\/photos\/1809\/4746162\/1000x750_q95.jpg\" alt=\" Alaska Air National Guardsmen from the 176th Wing\u2019s 212th Rescue Squadron assist with recovering isolated flood survivors \" width=\"204\" height=\"153\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were prepositioned here from Alaska in support of the personnel recovery task force,\u201d said Master Sgt. Cody Inman, a pararescue team lead with the 176th Wing\u2019s 212th Rescue Squadron, who said teams were launched at the request of the North Carolina Emergency Operations Center.<\/p>\n<p>Two HH-60G Pavehawk helicopters from the California ANG\u2019s 129th Rescue Wing and New York ANG\u2019s 106th RQW along with HC-130s from the 106th RQW and 176th Wing were launched for missions throughout the day.<\/p>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8642319337839501\" data-ad-slot=\"5871372079\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script><br \/>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<br \/>\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor every pararescueman or combat rescue officer that goes down the hoist and for every pilot or special mission aviator that\u2019s flying that aircraft, there\u2019s probably seven to 10 support personnel behind them \u2013 making sure that happens,\u201d said Inman, who doesn\u2019t believe they get enough credit.<\/p>\n<p>New York ANG Technical Sgt. Ryan Dush, a pararescuemen from the 106th RQW\u2019s 103rd RQS, agreed with Inman.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen someone comes up and gives you a hug or says thank you out there and they [only] see you \u2013 they don\u2019t see the whole story behind the scenes,\u201d said Dush. \u201cI wish there was a way to convey that to everybody here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>From maintainers making sure the aircraft are up and running to Host Aviation Resource Management personnel making sure the flight records are taken care of, and logistics specialists providing information on local area hospitals, Inman recognized and thanked these individuals on behalf of the AKNG team.<\/p>\n<p>The National Guard works as part of an integrated federal, state and local network, supporting civil authorities during emergency response efforts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSeeing all these Americans coming from across the country to help the people of North Carolina was amazing,\u201d said Inman, who was especially proud of the humble and grateful nature of the people experiencing the natural disaster.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>NAVAL AIR STATION OCEANA, VA, UNITED STATES<\/h3>\n<h3>09.18.2018<\/h3>\n<h3>Story by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvidshub.net\/portfolio\/1128565\/balinda-oneal-dresel\">Staff Sgt. 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