Rockport aftermath part 1, in this long video note how few ground vehicles are on the roads:
Texas Guard boat rescue ops:
Rockport aftermath part 2:
Harvey blows away National Guard armory street sign in Victoria, […] Continue Reading…
Harvey: Dramatic Border Patrol rescue vids!
Clearing fallen trees in Rockport
Even snakes are trying to get outta Rockport
28 AUG 2017, Houston area
Saving ‘mans best friend’
Video, part 1 of Border Patrol UH-60 BlackHawk crew rescue of people caught in flood:
Part 2:
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Harvey: More pics of Texas Militia’s disaster ops!
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…
Harvey: Arkansas, Oregon & South Carolina Militias deploy!
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:
Harvey: Georgia Army deploys, knew it was coming!
“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…
Harvey: Speak Vietnamese? More Coast Guard deployments & rescues!
“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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Harvey: Pennsylvania Militia saving your cell phones?
Pennsylvania National Guard’s 193rd Special Operations Wing flew to Texas on 28 AUG 2017: “These airmen are part of a unique mobile communications team that will assist Texas with securing and reestablishing any downed satellite or cell phone communications systems needed for recovery efforts.”-Tom Wolf, gov-na of Pennsylvania
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Harvey: Louisiana Marines deploy!
Detachment A, Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 773, Marine Aircraft Group 49, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, USMC Reserve, deployed with their U.S. made Bell UH-1Y Venoms in support of Harvey rescue ops, 28 AUG 2017, from Belle Chasse, Louisiana.
HARVEY: COLORADO RESERVE ARRIVES IN TEXAS!
Harvey: Colorado Army Reserve arrives in Texas!
Colorado based Army Reserve’s 11th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade began rescue operations by flying their BlackHawks out of Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, 28 AUG 2017.
Harvey: Florida Air Reserve deploys to Texas!
USAF Reserve’s 920th Rescue Wing (“that others may live”) deployed three HH-60G PaveHawk helicopters and two HC-130P/N Hercules aerial refueling aircraft to Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, 28 AUG 2017.