Texas Guard Prepares for Season’s First Hurricane

Texas Guard Prepares for Season’s First Hurricane

By Army Sgt. 1st Class Jon Soucy
National Guard Bureau
ARLINGTON, Va., June 29, 2010 – About 2,500 members of the Texas National Guard are on standby in anticipation of Tropical Storm Alex, which is expected to become a hurricane and hit the lower Texas coast late July 1 or early July 2.

Left to right, Air Force Col. Connie McNabb, chief of the Texas Joint Staff; Air Force Brig. Gen. John Nichols, commander of the Texas Air National Guard; Army Maj. Gen. Jose Mayorga, Texas adjutant general; and Army Brig. Gen. Joyce Stevens, commander of the Texas Army National Guard, listen intently to predictions for Tropical Storm Alex in the Joint Emergency Operations Center at Camp Mabry, Texas, June 29, 2010. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Maria Moy Related Entries National Guard Responds to Hurricane Irene National Guard Readies for Hurricane Irene Guardsmen Battle Wildfires in Two States Defense Department Prepares for Hurricane Earl Response Recent Entries Russia: Alexander Semin – Insight into NHL/Post-Soviet Relations Brad from LFO Never Harassed All Those Women He Harassed Bulgaria: President’s Gift to Pope Provokes Questions From Bloggers Reduced Cortisol and Metabolic Responses of Thin Ewes to an Acute Cold Challenge in Mid-Pregnancy: Implications for Animal Physiology and Welfare Statistical Analysis of the Processes Controlling Choline and Ethanolamine Glycerophospholipid Molecular Species Composition Featured Video Twitter Updates follow Elites TV on Twitter Elites TV • a KBC Media Company • Copyright © 2009 • All Rights Reserved • Editor: Chris Barrett • Fitness: Fit Lizzy • PR: PRserve