The National Multi-Agency Coordinating Group (NMAC) at the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) in Boise, Idaho, is mobilizing approximately 250 Soldiers from the 17th Fires Brigade, 7th Infantry Division, known as "Thunderbolt," to perform firefighting duties as part of the Wildland Fire Fighting in Eastern Washington.
Utah National Guard was deployed to assist local authorities with protecting lives and property after flooding in Hildale, Utah.
Hurricane Joaquin formed in the Western Atlantic Ocean and affected the Bahamas before moving north to affect the mid-Atlantic region of the United States.
The South Carolina National Guard has been activated to support state and county emergency management agencies and local first responders as historic flooding impacts counties statewide. Currently, more than 1,100 South Carolina National Guard members have been activated in response to the floods.
Texas Army National Guard Soldiers support firefighting efforts against the Hidden Pines Fire near Bastrop County, Texas.
National Guard personnel were activated to assist
local and state authorities in the aftermath of severe weather that struck
New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas starting Dec. 26, 2015.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and U.S. Army National Guard were activated
to assist local and state authorities in the aftermath of record flooding in
the central and southern region of the United States in December 2015.
El Nino, which is forecast to be one of the strongest on record, is expected to influence weather and climate patterns this winter by impacting Camp Pendleton, Calif. as well as surrounding positions within the Pacific jet stream.
