Ohio Adjutant General visits Louisiana, commends Troops

Photo By Staff Sgt. Rachel Hall | Maj. Gen. Gregory L. Wayt, Ohio National Guard adjutant general, visited with Cincinnati native Spc. Rufus C. Anderson of the 216th Engineer Battalion. "I am glad to be here assisting the Louisiana National Guard with recovery efforts, I will be here until the end," said Anderson. The Ohio National Guard has mobilized approximately 1,000 Soldiers to assist the state during the clean-up process following Hurricane Gustav.  

UNITED STATES

09.07.2008

Story by Staff Sgt. Rachel Hall 

Louisiana National Guard

By Staff Sgt. Rachel A. Hall
199th Leadership Regiment, Unit Public Affairs Representative

ALEXANDRIA, La. – After Hurricane Gustav, Ohio National Guard Soldiers arrived in Louisiana to assist in recovery efforts that were taking place across the state.

Maj. Gen. Gregory L. Wayt, adjutant general of the Ohio National Guard, stepped foot in Alexandria, La., on Sept. 7, 2008, along with Maj. Gen. Matthew L. Kambic, assistant adjutant general, to visit the 1,000 Ohio Guardsmen who volunteered their time and equipment to assist Louisiana during the clean-up process following Gustav.

The Ohio National Guardsmen are being housed at the 199th Leadership Regiments Intermediate Staging Base on England Air Park in Alexandria, La., until they take up operations in the affected areas. The ISB supports emergency operations by conducting in-bound and out-bound operations and oversight to Soldiers and equipment from other states.

• Date Taken: 09.07.2008
• Date Posted: 09.10.2008 20:18
• Story ID: 23491
• Location: US