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Welcome to 6th Regional Command |
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HEADQUARTERS
Ph: 318-932-4179, Fax
775-459-3092
61st Brigade Coordinating Team
(BCT) - LA Barr, Carl, MAJ (USAVR) -
CoS Guay, James L., 62nd
Brigade Coordinating Team (BCT) - TX 63rd
Brigade Coordinating Team (BCT) - AR 64th
Brigade Coordinating Team (BCT) - NM 65th
Brigade Coordinating Team (BCT) - OK |
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Katrina Relief Operations:
Following are some of the activities that the 6th Regional Command personnel are doing:
>They have provided search and rescue help
(with Firefighting and Police) in
> New Orleans (under horrific conditions), Set up Field kitchens
with FEMA,
> repaired old buildings for the Evacuees to live in, they have
collected much
> needed supplies and made supply deliveries to the disaster area,
they have
> worked with other veteran organization (such as the VFW and
religious
> organizations) they have ordered 77 containers of supplies through
LTC Martin
> USV and the VFW (now on the way). They have purchased goods and
supplies
> out of their own pocket as we had no other source of money) for
evacuees. They
> have provided Wal-Mart and Brookshires $50.00 gift cards and the
support goes
> on and continues each hour and each day.Their Chaplains and their
churches
> have provided a lot of spiritual and food and clothing and jobs to
help to the
> evacuees. These same churches have assisted the USV-JSC 6th
Regional Command
> in doing their job with donations of water, food and clothes,
equipment and
> personnel. The USV- JSC 6th regional command 61st BCT has provided
assistance
> to the reconstruction crews from all over the U.S.by helping to
feed them.
> The 6th regional Command has made resupply missions to the
affected disaster
> shelters. Much of this at the beginning was under horrific
conditions but
> well organized because of their Emergency training within the 6th
Regional
> Command.
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> We learned a lot about USV-JSC 6th Regional Command Command and
Control
> system.
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> Our Churches and ministers throughout the state have been the
primary source
> of help to us and to the victims of Hurricane Katrina. I would
like to
> mention one church, Bellaire Baptist Church and their Pastor Dr.
Randy Harper
> that has helped the USV-JSC 6th regional Command considerably with
disaster
> supplies and labor.Many of their church members volunteered to
work with and
> help the 61st BCT and deserve a WELL DONE".> Click
here to view pictures
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TEAM WORK SSGT Bettye Charles USAVR and husband 1SG Toney Charles USAFVR both of the 61st 1st Group 611th Bn serving our country together in the USV-JSC 6th Regional Command. In the background (l) is CSM Elvis Webb 61st BCT and to the right is LTC Hovingh USAFVR 611th Bn Commander. |
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Commander's Message |
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Special Missions
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