D.C. National Guard Soldier Sgt. Tyrone Williams, 715th Public Affairs Detachment, and Airman 1st Class Anthony Small, 113th Wing Public Affairs, work with the local fire department to free a vehicle out of the snow, Washington, D.C., Jan. 23. The D.C. Guard was activated during a state of emergency to provide transportation support for Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency (HSEMA), Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), Fire and Emergency Service Medical Department (FEMS) and Department of Human Services (DHS) personnel during a severe winter storm in the nation's capitol. (Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Khalia Jackson/Released)
Soldiers with the Kentucky National Guard's 2123rd Transportation Company assist motorists on Interstate 75 during a winter storm, Jan. 22, 2016. (Kentucky National Guard photo)
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 23: National Guard members and other people help to push a police car, which got stuck in the snow on January 23, 2016 in Washington, DC. Heavy snow continued to fall in the Mid-Atlantic region causing "life-threatening blizzard conditions" and affecting millions of people. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Staunton-based Headquarters Company, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team conduct an initial coordination meeting with Augusta County Fire and Rescue to discuss possible snow response operations Jan. 22, 2016, near Staunton, Virginia. The Guard has been authorized to bring up to 500 Soldiers, Airmen and members of the Virginia Defense Force on state active duty and has personnel staged and ready at readiness centers along the I-81 corridor between Lexington and Winchester, along the Route 29 corridor from Warrenton to Danville, as well as in the areas near Richmond, Fredericksburg and Gate City. Read more at go.usa.gov/cPqhA. (Photo by 2nd Lt. Jay Haas, Virginia Defense Force Public Information Detachment)
A National Guard humvee turns around on U.S. 250 as guardsmen transport a Virginia State Police trooper during a winter storm to the scene of a wreck in Fishersville, Va., on on Friday, Jan. 22, 2016. (Mike Tripp/The Daily News Leader via AP) NO SALES; MANDATORY CREDIT
Va. Guard Soldiers assist civil authorities in snow response (Army National Guard photo)
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Fredericksburg-based 116th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team coordinate with the Virginia State Police to be ready for possible winter weather response operations Jan. 22, 2016, in Fairfax, Va. The Virginia National Guard has approximately 400 personnel staged and ready at National Guard readiness centers along the I-81 corridor between Lexington and Winchester, along the Route 29 corridor from Warrenton to Danville, as well as in areas near Richmond, Fredericksburg and Gate City.
Va. Guard Soldiers assist civil authorities in snow response (Army National Guard photo)
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Fredericksburg-based 116th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team coordinate with the Virginia State Police to be ready for possible winter weather response operations Jan. 22, 2016, in Fairfax, Va. The Virginia National Guard has approximately 400 personnel staged and ready at National Guard readiness centers along the I-81 corridor between Lexington and Winchester, along the Route 29 corridor from Warrenton to Danville, as well as in areas near Richmond, Fredericksburg and Gate City.
Va. Guard Soldiers assist civil authorities in snow response (Army National Guard photo)
North Carolina National Guard Soldier Sgt. Colin Kalescky, assigned to the 105th Military Police Battalion Headquarters, Headquarters Company, helps escort Charles Harbison, an 86-year-old resident of Asheville, N.C., as he exits Davita Kidney Care Center following his dialysis treatment Jan. 23, 2016. Harbison called 911 emergency after discovering there was no way for him to make it to the center due to the severe winter weather and because of the overwhelming volume of emergency responses in the region, the NCNG was called to assist and transport Harbison in the hazardous conditions. (North Carolina National Guard photo by Sgt. Brian Godette, 382nd Public Affairs Detachment)
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Staunton-based Headquarters Company, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team depart their readiness center in Staunton, Va., to link up with Virginia State Police, Jan. 23, 2016. Guard personnel across the state are assisting VSP troopers and local emergency organizations get through heavy snow to respond to vehicle crashes, evacuate citizens in need of medical assistance and have also helped get needed equipment to a house fire. The Guard has approximately 400 personnel staged and ready along the I-81 corridor between Lexington and Winchester, along the Route 29 corridor from Warrenton to Danville, as well as in the areas near Northern Virginia, Richmond, Fredericksburg and Gate City. (Photo by 2nd Lt. (Va.) Jay Haas, Virginia Defense Force Public Information Detachment)
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