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F-15 Eagles from the 142nd Fighter Wing arrive in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, for Exercise Vigilant Shield 2017, Oct. 17, 2016. Vigilant Shield 17 represents a unique opportunity to practice and hone joint interoperability and cooperation skills between Canada and the United States in order to protect borders as well as national interests. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Shelly Davison, 142nd Fighter Wing Public Affairs).

Oct. 19, 2016

Exercise VIGILANT SHIELD 17 Takes off in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories

Yellowknife, Northwest Territories — Aircraft, personnel and equipment from the Canadian Armed Forces and the United States Air National

South Carolina National Guard Soldiers with the 1263rd Forward Support Company remove downed tree debris from highway SC 46 in Bluffton, South Carolina Oct. 9, 2016, in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew. Approximately 2,800 South Carolina National Guard Soldiers and Airmen have been activated since Oct. 4, 2016 to support state and county emergency management agencies and local first responders after Governor Nikki Haley declared a State of Emergency.

Oct. 10, 2016

South Carolina National Guard Continues Hurricane Matthew Response

HILTON HEAD, S.C. — The South Carolina National Guard responded to missions along the state’s coastal region yesterday in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew, clearing roads so people could return to their homes.

The South Carolina National Guard has assets staged throughout the lowcountry and along the coast to respond to emergency situations during and after Hurricane Matthew, including vehicles that can transport medical personnel and other first responders through high-water areas and engineer assets to help clear debris in the aftermath.

Oct. 8, 2016

South Carolina National Guard assists with life-saving mission during Hurricane Matthew

ADAMS RUN, S.C. - Soldiers with the South Carolina National Guard responded to a request from emergency services to assist with transportation to a 9-1-1 call in Adams Run, South Carolina, Oct. 8, 2016, as flood waters rise throughout the lowcountry restricting access to citizens who remain behind.

A search and rescue team with the Florida National Guard wades into areas in St. Augustine, Florida, affected by Hurricane Matthew to assist with disaster relief efforts. More than 9000 Guard members are on duty throughout Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas assisting state and local authorities with search and rescue and relief operations.

Oct. 8, 2016

Guard members carry out search and rescue, other operations as Hurricane Matthew batters Southeast coast

ARLINGTON, Va. – National Guard members in Florida began aerial and ground search and rescue operations Friday as Hurricane Matthew continued to move northward, pummeling the southern East Coast with heavy rains and wind.

An HH-60L Black Hawk helicopter prepares to launch from Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, Oct. 4, 2016, to stage at the Grand Cayman Islands to support Hurricane Matthew relief efforts if requested by the U.S. Agency for International Development’s Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance. The Black Hawk is assigned to Joint Task Force-Bravo’s 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Siuta B. Ika

Oct. 6, 2016

DoD Assistance Team Arrives in Haiti for Post-Hurricane Support

WASHINGTON — U.S. military assistance is on the ground in Haiti to assist and support the tiny island nation with the impact felt from Hurricane Matthew, Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook told reporters.

U.S. Army Soldiers with the South Carolina National Guard prepare to assist with Hurricane Matthew response by partnering with S.C. Department of Transportation and S.C. Highway Patrol in West Columbia, S.C., on Oct. 5, 2016. Hurricane Matthew peaked as a Category 4 hurricane in the Caribbean and was projected to pass over the southeastern U.S., including the S.C. coast. Approximately 1,400 S.C. National Guard Soldiers and Airmen were activated Oct. 4, 2016, to support coastal evacuations after Gov. Nikki Haley declared a State of Emergency.

Oct. 6, 2016

More Guard members activated in South Carolina and Florida as Hurricane Matthew takes aim

As Hurricane Matthew barreled Thursday toward the southeastern United States, about 4,400 National Guard members were on the ground in South Carolina and Florida helping with preparations and plans for recovery.

An 82nd Airborne Division soldier works with USS Iwo Jima sailors to pump out the basement of a hospital flooded by Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans in 2005. The U.S. military is ready to provide help to U.S. communities when confronted by disaster, Army Lt. Gen. Jeffrey S. Buchanan, commander of U.S. Army North, said at a Defense Writers’ Group event in Washington, D.C., Oct. 5, 2016. Army photo

Oct. 5, 2016

U.S. Army North Stands Ready in Event of Disasters, Attacks

WASHINGTON — Army Lt. Gen. Jeffrey S. Buchanan, commander of U.S. Army North, said he agrees with a previous commander’s statement that “if you weren’t paranoid when you came to this command, you certainly will be when you leave.” The command is charged with defending the homeland in the event of a natural disaster or an act of war.

National Guard members in four states have either been called up or are on standby for storm-related assistance to residents as Hurricane Matthew threatens the Southeast. National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration photo

Oct. 5, 2016

National Guard Assists Southeastern States as Hurricane Matthew Approaches

ARLINGTON, Va. — National Guard members in South Carolina, Florida, Georgia and North Carolina are on duty or ready to be called up to serve as Hurricane Matthew approaches the United States.

According to the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Hurricane Center in Miami, Hurricane Matthew is centered about 30 nautical miles south of Tiburon, Haiti, and about 78 nautical miles south of the eastern tip of Cuba, moving north at more than 10 miles an hour. The storm’s maximum sustained winds have been measured at 145 miles an hour, NOAA says. The eye of Hurricane Matthew is expected to hit far-eastern Cuba later Oct. 4, NHC forecasters say, and hurricane models show the hurricane moving along or just off the east coast of Florida and further north along the coast, NOAA says, possibly as far as Massachusetts by Sunday morning, Oct. 9. NOAA graphic

Oct. 4, 2016

East Coast Military Bases Prepare for Hurricane Matthew

WASHINGTON — Hurricane Matthew is "a serious storm and … we do stand ready to provide support in the region as needed,” Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook told reporters during a Pentagon briefing.

Gen. Lori Robinson, Commander of NORAD and USNORTHCOM, accepts the original NORAD emblem artwork from Ms. Mona Rowe, daughter of the late Mr. Paul Jaffe, designer of the original emblem at the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command Headquarters in Colorado Springs, Colo., Sept. 23, 2016. In honor of her father, Rowe donated his artwork to the commands. "My father's work resides with family," Rowe said.

Sept. 26, 2016

Original artwork forever links family with NORAD

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Gen. Lori Robinson, Commander of NORAD and USNORTHCOM, accepted the original NORAD emblem artwork from Ms. Mona Rowe, daughter of the late Mr. Paul Jaffe, designer of the original emblem at the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command Headquarters in Colorado Springs, Colo., Sept. 23, 2016.