N.C. Guard Continues to Prepare for Earl

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EDENTON, NC (09/03/2010)(readMedia)-- About 60 Soldiers spent the day preparing their equipment to roll into action after Hurricane Earl finishes its drive by assault on the N.C. coast. The Task Force of N.C. Army National Guard Soldiers set up cots in the drill hall, the weight room and just about every nook and cranny of the Armory belonging to Company A, 690th Brigade Support Battalion. As of 7:00pm tonight the North Carolina National Guard had 100 personnel on State Active Duty as Earl decided how much he would affect North Carolina's outer banks. N.C. Army National Guard aviation assets are ready to fly into action as soon as conditions permit. N.C. Air National Guard Airmen working with their Army Guard partners are supporting logistical operations at the State's wharehouse and numerous individual Guardsmen are acting as liaisons in county emergency operations centers helping coordinate N.C. National Guard support to the effort.

The N.C. National Guard has approximately 12,000 Soldiers and Airmen in its ranks with almost 850 mobilized for federal active duty. The citizen Soldiers and Airmen of the N.C. Guard have mobilized for numerous hurricanes and bring a great deal of knowledge and expertise to hurricane relief operations.

The N.C. National Guard utilizes a "Force Package" concept that is specifically designed to address a wide variety disaster support needs. These Force Packages range from engineering and security to logistical assets, aviation, power generation, route clearance and transportation.

Recent N.C. National Guard Hurricane Operations:

1999 - Mobilized for Hurricane Floyd: Approximately 6,500

2005 - Mobilized to support Hurricanes: 1,367

Katrina – 900 Guardsmen with the first 300 within 48 hours of the storm.

Other Hurricane support: Wilma-24, Ophelia-416, Rita-12, Trop. Dep. Tammy-15

2006 - Mobilized for tropical storm Ernesto, approximately 220

For queries, contact the North Carolina National Guard Public Affairs Office at pao@ng.army.mil or by phone at (919) 612- 5061. For more NCNG news, visit our website: www.nc.ngb.army.mil.