Gallery: National Guard helps with flood recovery

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  • Soldiers from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 118th Infantry Regiment, remove debris from flooded roads near Adams Run, S.C., Oct. 9, 2015. (Photo by Army National Guard Sgt. Joshua S. Edwards)
  • Soldiers from the 125th Multi-Role Bridge Company, headquartered in Abbeville, S.C., launch a Bridge Erection Boat in McClellanville, S.C. Oct. 10, 2015. (Photo by Army National Guard Sgt. Joshua S. Edwards)
  • Soldiers assigned to the 1223rd Engineering Company, South Carolina Army National Guard, provide assistance to residents in the city of Summerville with the removal of household debris Oct. 8, 2015. The South Carolina National Guard partnered with federal, state and local emergency management agencies and first responders in response to widespread flooding in the area as a result of heavy rain. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Brian Calhoun/Released)
  • Houses are submerged due to rising water levels near Georgetown, S.C., Oct. 9, 2015. The historic flooding, which has caused damage, destruction and death throughout South Carolina, has been the result of record-setting rainfall during what was considered a 1,000-year rain event delivered by Hurricane Joaquin as it went up the East Coast. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Douglas Ellis/Released)
  • Members of Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 118th Infantry Regiment, unload sandbags to help a local resident protect their property Oct. 9, in Parkers Ferry, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Perry Aston/Released)
  • .S. Soldiers from the 1222nd Engineer Company Sapper, South Carolina Army National Guard, fill one-ton sand bags to use for the breached canal at the Riverfront Canal Park in Columbia, S.C., Oct. 6, 2015. The South Carolina National Guard has been activated to support state and county emergency management agencies and local first responders as historic flooding impacts counties statewide. Currently, more than 2,600 South Carolina National Guard members have been activated in response to the floods. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jorge Intriago/Released)
  • U.S. Soldiers from the 2-238th General Support Aviation Battalion, South Carolina Army National Guard, deliver sandbags with a CH-47 Chinook helicopter to dam the breached canal at the Riverfront Canal Park in Columbia, S.C., Oct. 7, 2015. The South Carolina National Guard has been activated to support state and county emergency management agencies and local first responders as historic flooding impacts counties statewide. Currently, more than 2,600 South Carolina National Guard members have been activated in response to the floods. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jorge Intriago/Released)
  • South Carolina National Guard Soldiers with the 108th Chemical Company and the 1-118th FSC assisted with the recovery of fire trucks in the Charleston, S.C. area during flood recovery operations Oct. 4, 2015. (Courtesy Photo)
  • Georgia Army National Guard Soldiers fill sand bags in anticipation of possible flooding. At the request of the Georgia Emergency Management Agency, more than 200 Guardsmen, State Defense Force Volunteers and Youth Challenge Academy Graduates filled 8,000 sand bags for use in Georgia and South Carolina. (Georgia National Guard photo by Capt. William Carraway / released)
  • Soldiers from the South Carolina Army National Guard move supplies from a Boeing CH-47 Chinook helicopter in Kingstree, S.C., during a statewide flood response, Oct. 6, 2015. The South Carolina National Guard has been activated to support state and county emergency management agencies and local first responders as historic flooding impacts counties statewide. Currently, more than 2,200 South Carolina National Guard members have been activated in response to the floods. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman Megan Floyd/Released)
  • U.S. Army Spc. Frank Williams from the 742nd Maintenance Company, South Carolina Army National Guard, works alongside a civilian volunteer, to distribute drinking water to residents affected by the South Carolina flood at the Lower Richland High School, Columbia, South Carolina, Oct. 6, 2015. The South Carolina National Guard has been activated to support state and county emergency management agencies and local first responders as historic flooding impacts counties statewide. Currently, more than 1,100 South Carolina National Guard members have been activated in response to the floods. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jorge Intriago/Released)
  • A group photo of the North Carolina Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team, located at South Carolina National Guard’s Army Aviation Support Facility at McEntire Joint National Guard Base to conduct rescue and operations support, during a statewide flood response in South Carolina, Oct. 8, 2015. The South Carolina National Guard has been activated to support state and county emergency management agencies and local first responders as historic flooding impacts counties statewide. Currently, more than 3,300 South Carolina National Guard members have been activated in response to the floods. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Edward Snyder/Released)