South Carolina National Guard Prepares For Hurricane Season
A South Carolina Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team (SC-HART) member is lowered from a S.C. National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter to the Midway Fire Rescue tower at Pawleys Island, S.C., June 3, 2014. South Carolina National Guard Soldiers and Airmen are working side-by-side with the S.C. Emergency Management Division and first responders from local emergency agencies, to effectively respond to any hurricane that may threaten the state. The exercise is based on a hurricane post-landfall response between federal, state and local agencies, which includes training in communications, first responder skills, with the focus on how to better protect and assist citizens during emergency situations. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jorge Intriago/Released). Original public domain image from Flickr