The National Guard plays many roles in keeping our country safe from protecting the United States to assisting in helping civilians during natural disasters. The National Guard has played quite an enormous role in the past when Hurricanes Sandy and Katrina hit the coast of the United States of America. Hurricane Katrina had arrived on August 23, 2005 and disappeared on August 31, 2005. Hurricane Sandy came into effect October 22, 2012 and the storm died out on October 31, 2012. The storms arrived at seven years difference. Both storms delivered an excessive amount of damage to our free land. Katrina cost the United States one hundred eight billion dollars. The National Guard has achieved a great amount of accomplishments. One of them was
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On records Sandy holds the second place in the worst hurricanes in history after Hurricane Katrina. Sandy affected 12 states, Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Virginia, with its destruction causing about sixty-eight billion dollars in damage. These states evacuated due to the fact that the tropical storm was moving in to attack the east coast of the United States. The storm was predicted to act as a immense and treacherous storm willing to engulf the whole east coast. Due to this storm arriving soon, the National Guard was deployed to these states to prepare for the storm and protect civilians. (Greenhill 1) “ 75 zodiac boats, 3,125 high water vehicles, 43 reverse osmosis water purification units, 3,535 generators, 726 debris-clearance vehicles,” stated by Army Sgt. first class Jim Greenhill, National Guard Bureau, were used during the 10 days that Sandy remained active. Greenhill states,” On October 30, 2012, more than 7,400 members of the National Guard had been mobilized in 11 states to respond to hurricane Sandy by 4:30 a.m. and more are on the way.” (Greenhill 1) “The National Guard takes its missions from the governor, and they’re supporting the first responders, so when the capabilities of the first responders have been exceeded, then the National Guard is called in to support,” says General Frank Grass. (Greenhill 1-2) The national Guard’s mission during this storm is to help civilians recover from the horrible storm. The National Guard went house-to-house door-to-door checking on all the damage that occurred and checked through the remainings of houses for survivors. People that were found in debris were escorted to a shelter where they received supplies such as food and water and also rendered aid. While moving from house-to-house the Guardsmen used running
On records Sandy holds the second place in the worst hurricanes in history after Hurricane Katrina. Sandy affected 12 states, Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Virginia, with its destruction causing about sixty-eight billion dollars in damage. These states evacuated due to the fact that the tropical storm was moving in to attack the east coast of the United States. The storm was predicted to act as a immense and treacherous storm willing to engulf the whole east coast. Due to this storm arriving soon, the National Guard was deployed to these states to prepare for the storm and protect civilians. (Greenhill 1) “ 75 zodiac boats, 3,125 high water vehicles, 43 reverse osmosis water purification units, 3,535 generators, 726 debris-clearance vehicles,” stated by Army Sgt. first class Jim Greenhill, National Guard Bureau, were used during the 10 days that Sandy remained active. Greenhill states,” On October 30, 2012, more than 7,400 members of the National Guard had been mobilized in 11 states to respond to hurricane Sandy by 4:30 a.m. and more are on the way.” (Greenhill 1) “The National Guard takes its missions from the governor, and they’re supporting the first responders, so when the capabilities of the first responders have been exceeded, then the National Guard is called in to support,” says General Frank Grass. (Greenhill 1-2) The national Guard’s mission during this storm is to help civilians recover from the horrible storm. The National Guard went house-to-house door-to-door checking on all the damage that occurred and checked through the remainings of houses for survivors. People that were found in debris were escorted to a shelter where they received supplies such as food and water and also rendered aid. While moving from house-to-house the Guardsmen used running