For those in the devastated communities along the Yukon and Kuskokwim, the sight of Alaska National Guardsmen was a welcome one.
CROOKED CREEK, Alaska - In the communities of Circle and Crooked Creek, the recovery effort is getting some extra help this week from the Alaska National Guard.
“That’s what we do,” Col. Matthew Kirby said. “The amount of damage became clear that we were going to need to send Alaska National Guard and Alaska State Defense Force members to communities to assist with the recovery efforts.” On May 22 and 23, 10 members of the Alaska National Guard and Alaska State Defense Force deployed to the communities of Circle and Crooked Creek.Five members were deployed to each specific area. While in the field, service members worked with the state to respond to whatever cleanup assistance was needed.
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