{"id":284107,"date":"2018-09-10T06:06:27","date_gmt":"2018-09-09T20:06:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=284107"},"modified":"2018-09-10T06:06:27","modified_gmt":"2018-09-09T20:06:27","slug":"guam-guard-preps-to-support-recovery-efforts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/guam-guard-preps-to-support-recovery-efforts\/","title":{"rendered":"Guam Guard preps to support recovery efforts"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sgt. Edwin Senato, from the Guam Army National Guard\u2019s Hotel Company, 29th Brigade Support Battalion, 29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, conducts pre- maintenance checks on and fills a water buffalo at Fort Juan Muna in Harmon as the Guard prepares to support the upcoming typhoon and recovery efforts. (GUAM NATIONAL GUARD)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As Guam prepares and braces for the brunt of Typhoon Mangkhut, airmen and soldiers from the Guam National Guard prepare equipment and supplies that may be used in the event the island is hit hard and the Guard is called up to state active duty to assist in recovery efforts. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe Guard is ready, reliable and very capable to assist,\u201d said Maj. Gen. Roderick Leon Guerrero, the adjutant general of the Guam National Guard. \u201cAs members of this community, our soldiers and airmen are always ready to respond to the needs of the island,\u201d he said. (PR)<\/p>\n