On April 14th a magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the region of Kumamoto, Japan causing infrastructure damage, deaths and injuries. On April 16th a second 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck on the southern island of Kyushu, resulting in more deaths, injuries, building collapses and landslides. Japanese Self Defense forces are working feverishly to save lives and restore
infrastructure. U.S....
National Guard Soldiers support firefighting efforts against multiple fires in Oklahoma and Kansas.
National Guardsmen were activated to assist local and state authorities in the aftermath of record floods affecting Louisiana, Texas and Arkansas in 2016.
The Virginia National Guard was activated to assist local and state authorities in the wake of strong thunderstorms and tornadoes that affected the state Feb. 24, 2016.
National Guard personnel were activated to assist local and state authorities in the aftermath of severe weather that struck the east coast region of the United States starting Jan. 22, 2016.
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.
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.
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.
