JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – On Wednesday, 250 Mississippi National Guard soldiers deployed for emergency response missions in Louisiana after Hurricane Ida.
After a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration was approved for Louisiana and Mississippi, and at the request of the state of Louisiana, Gov. Tate Reeves approved the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) request for assistance on Monday as Hurricane Ida was making its way through North Mississippi.
Mississippi National Guard soldiers will assist the state of Louisiana by providing vital emergency relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida. They will provide emergency debris removal and logistical distribution of vital supplies including food and water.
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Sgt. Kayla Martin, 113th Military Police Company, Mississippi Army National Guard, directs vehicles to move forward in preparation for a convoy from Brandon, Mississippi, Sept. 1, 2021. The unit was preparing to support the hurricane relief effort in Louisiana by providing law and order as well as traffic control. (Mississippi National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Connie Jones) -
2nd Lt. Austin Riels, 113th Military Police Company, Mississippi Army National Guard, fastens his combat helmet in preparation for a convoy from Brandon, Mississippi, Sept. 1, 2021. The unit was preparing to support the hurricane relief effort in Louisiana by providing law and order as well as traffic control. (Mississippi National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Connie Jones) -
Staff Sgt. Thomas Reid, 113th Military Police Company, Mississippi Army National Guard, checks in with his Soldiers in preparation for a convoy from Brandon, Mississippi, Sept. 1, 2021. The unit was preparing to support the hurricane relief effort in Louisiana by providing law and order as well as traffic control. (Mississippi National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Connie Jones) -
Spc. Chase Robinson, 113th Military Police Company, Mississippi Army National Guard, bares the guideon for his unit in Brandon, Mississippi, Sept. 1, 2021. (Mississippi National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Connie Jones) -
Col. Lee Henry, the domestic operations coordinator for the Mississippi National Guard, speaks to Soldiers in Brandon, Mississippi, Sept. 1, 2021. The Soldiers was preparing to support the hurricane relief effort in Louisiana by providing law and order as well as traffic control. (Mississippi National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Connie Jones) -
Sgt. Kayla Martin, 113th Military Police Company, Mississippi Army National Guard, stands in the armory in Brandon, Mississippi, Sept. 1, 2021. (Mississippi National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Connie Jones) -
A Soldier of the 113th Military Police Company, Mississippi Army National Guard, receives direction for a pending convoy from Brandon, Mississippi, to Camp Shelby, Mississippi, Sept. 1, 2021. The unit was preparing to support the hurricane relief effort in Louisiana by providing law and order as well as traffic control. (Mississippi National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Connie Jones) -
Capt. Scott Everett, commander of the 113th Military Police Company, Mississippi Army National Guard, speaks to his executive officer, 1st Lt. Martin Johnson, in preparation for a convoy from Brandon, Mississippi, Sept. 1, 2021. The unit was preparing to support the hurricane relief effort in Louisiana by providing law and order as well as traffic control. (Mississippi National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Connie Jones) -
Soldiers of the 113th Military Police Company, Mississippi Army National Guard, prepare for a hurricane relief mission at the armory in Brandon, Mississippi, Sept. 1, 2021. The unit was preparing to support the hurricane relief effort in Louisiana by providing law and order as well as traffic control. (Mississippi National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Connie Jones)
The Mississippi National Guard is also providing lodging support to Georgia National Guard Soldiers as they forward deploy in support of the combined disaster relief effort in Louisiana.