Army Reserve responds to Breezy Point, NY

Army Spc. Chris Easton, water treatment specialist, and Spc. Brittany Metcalfe, chemical equipment repair specialist, 410th Quartermaster Detachment, Jacksonville, Fla., remove covers from 6-inch hosing Nov. 9 while wading through storm water in a residential area, Breezy Point, N.Y. The unit pumped water out of an area approximately the size of a football field covered with approximately 6 inches of water. Many of the residents in the area lost everything they had as a result of Hurricane Sandy. The unit is in direct support of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, state and local officials as a result of the devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy. The 410th, 431st and 401st Quartermaster Detachments, all Army Reserve water purification detachments, are deployed to pump the water out of areas most affected by the storm.