Ohio National Guard News

COVERAGE OF OHIO AID IN HARVEY AFTERMATH

The Ohio National Guard has answered the call for assistance from the state of Texas through the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC). Fourteen Soldiers and two CH-47 Chinook helicopters from the Ohio Army National Guard's Company B, 3rd Battalion, 238th Aviation Regiment are in Texas, ready to transport personnel, equipment and supplies. Airmen from the Ohio Air National Guard's 178th Wing are also providing support to the Lone Star State in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. (Sgt. Andrew Kuhn and Stephanie Beougher, ONG)

An Ohio Army National Guard CH-74 Chinook helicopter flies near downtown Houston this weekend. The Army National Guard is using helicopters to drop hay for cattle stranded in flooded areas near Beaumont. Over a week after Hurricane Harvey hit Southern Texas, residents are beginning the long process of recovering from the storm.

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State, federal officials still checking toxic sites flooded by Harvey

By Allie Morris, Austin Bureau | San Antonio Express-News | September 5, 2017

AUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott said state and federal authorities are still checking all the hazardous waste sites affected by flooding from Harvey. But Abbott said he has assurances from federal officials that none of the 11 affected Superfund sites still to be checked by the Environmental Protection Agency “pose any damage or danger to the public that is known at this time.”

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Buckeye II, a Chinook helicopter belonging to the Ohio Army National Guard, on Monday carried food and water for the people of Kountze, Texas.

Kate Cimini

Stories from the storm

Houston Chronicle | Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017

KOUNTZE, Texas — Amid air drops from the latest model of Chinook helicopters came relief from an unexpected quarter: antique military aircraft piloted by museum volunteers. Since Harvey hit Texas, the Hixson Museum of Flight, which typically offers flights in its working antiques to chronically ill children, has dedicated its planes to flying supplies into affected areas.

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178th Wing members analyzing airborne and commercial satellite imagery remotely from the 178th Wing, Springfield Ohio Air National Guard base, providing information to a liaison officer located in Austin Texas in relief assistance in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.

Senior Master Sgt. Joseph Stahl

178th making a difference in Texas

By SMSgt. Joseph Stahl | 178th Wing | August 31, 2017

The 178th Wing, located in Springfield, Ohio, is assisting in the recovery effort in Texas in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey by providing geographical land assessment, map building and information on water conditions, infrastructures and flood areas.

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