From Georgia to Maine, through the Carolinas and Maryland, people were reeling this week under another crippling snow and ice storm.
As usual, the U.S. military was there to help out folks in distress:
Lead photo: Air Force Staff Sgt. Matthew Wainwright, foreground, and Air Force Master Sgt. Jorge Chavez secure a child into a Humvee during a mission to evacuate a family from a home that lost power and heat as a result of a winter storm in Augusta, Ga., Feb. 12, 2014. Wainwright and Chavez are assigned to the Georgia National Guard’s 165th Air Lift Wing.
Soldiers shovel snow before preparing their vehicles and equipment on Camp Fretterd Military Reservation near Reisterstown, Md., Feb. 13, 2014, to help first responders during a declared state of emergency.
Army Pfc. Lorenzo Garrick and Wake County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Erik Seda push a stranded motorist out of the ditch along an exit ramp in Raleigh, N.C., Feb. 13, 2014. The North Carolina National Guard has been assisting law enforcement agencies with their patrols throughout the state during and after a winter storm. Garrick is assigned to the 113th Sustainment Brigade.
But, before the storm, there was still time for some military family fun:
Fathers and daughters enjoy dressing up and dancing at the Tiny Miss Daddy-Daughter Dance at the Marston Pavilion on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 8, 2014.
All photos and captions: DOD
The author is a retired U.S. Air Force officer and a writer.