Three States Draw Down Guard’s Oil Spill Response
Three States Draw Down Guard’s Oil Spill Response
By Air Force Lt. Col. Ellen Krenke
National Guard Bureau
ARLINGTON, Va., Aug. 11, 2010 – Now that the leak has been plugged and the oil has been stopped, three of the four states on duty are decreasing the number of National Guard members they have responding to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Soldiers from the Alabama National Guard build and maintain miles of barriers to protect Dauphin Island, Ala., beaches from the BP oil spill, July 23, 2010. More than 1,400 National Guard members are supporting Operation Deepwater Horizon in four Gulf states. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jim Greenhill
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