During the weekend (26-27 AUG 2017) that Hurricane Harvey made first landfall, Border Patrol (U.S. Customs and Border Protection) personnel at Port of New Orleans cleared almost 12-thousand passengers from three cruise ships diverted from Galveston, Texas, due to the hurricane.
HARVEY: DRAMATIC BORDER PATROL RESCUE VIDS!
“Being ready and in place is as important as any training that we do, and our engagements at Parish level are absolutely critical. In anticipation of the storm’s track, we continue prepositioning equipment and vehicles in potentially affected areas as well as responding to the immediate needs of today.”-Major General Glenn H. Curtis
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Weather training for the U.S. Air Force is being sped up with new segmented (“blended”) courses using internet, computers and in-house classes.
Georgia National Guard’s 165th Airlift Wing took-off for Texas, 29 AUG 2017:
Rockport aftermath part 1, in this long video note how few ground vehicles are on the roads:
Victoria, Texas, 26 AUG 2017Texas Guard boat rescue ops:
Rockport aftermath part 2:
Harvey blows away National Guard armory street sign in Victoria, […] Continue Reading…
Video, part 1 of Border Patrol UH-60 BlackHawk crew rescue of people caught in flood:
Part 2:
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Approximately 12-thousand Texas Guard personnel activated by Texas gov’na Greg Abbott.
Loading up a National Guard C-130 Hercules at ‘safe haven’ Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base Cargo and rescue personnel waiting for take-offTexas Guard C-130H Hercules on the ramp at Naval Air Station […] Continue Reading…
Arkansas National Guard’s 189th Airlift Wing C-130H Hercules picked up Oregon National Guard’s 125th Special Tactic Squadron and 304th Rescue Squadron personnel, heading for Texas.
Video, Oregon National Guard’s 125th Special Tactics Squadron deployed 29 AUG 2017:
Video, South Carolina National Guard’s Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team (HART) deployed for Texas:
“In the last month we have trained for this and many other scenarios. We are trained and ready to help in any way we can. An Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise is designed to exercise the movement plans of a unit to deploy with little time to prepare . All deployable units normally participate in […] Continue Reading…
“Whatever we need to do….”-Chief Warrant Officer Michael Tomasi, Coast Guard Cutter Maria Bray
Dramatic video of helicopter rescue from victim’s point of view:
Wheel chair rescue vid:
Video explainer of the mission of Coast Guard Cutter Maria Bray:
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