Engineers from the Tennessee National Guard continue East Tennessee recovery efforts

NASHVILLE, Tenn. –& More than 100 engineers from the Tennessee Army and Air National Guard continue to support recovery operations in East Tennessee counties impacted by severe flooding following Hurricane Helene. These Guardsmen are working with state, county, and local emergency personnel by removing flood and storm debris in Carter, Cocke, Greene, Unicoi, and Washington counties. Using bulldozers, dump trucks, chain saws, skid steer loaders, and other equipment, Soldiers and Airmen are helping clear roads and other critical locations so emergency managers can improve services to the affected areas. “Our Guardsmen are doing everything possible to help open roads, provide access to needed public and emergency facilities, and make the area safe,” said Maj. Christian Yoder, Executive Officer for the 230th Engineer Battalion. “We have an amazing team of combat and horizontal engineers using bull dozers, bobcats, and everything available to load our dump trucks removing debris. We have already cleared roads and taken hundreds of loads of wreckage from the area.” The engineers are organized into a task force comprised of Soldiers, Airmen, and equipment from across Tennessee. Units and Soldiers involved are from Jackson’s 194th Engineer Brigade, Trenton’s 230th Engineer Battalion, Union City’s 913th Engineer Company, Paris’ 212th...