“We are prepared to help the State of Texas and FEMA with saving lives. So far they have done a great job responding to the needs of the people, but the weather isn’t breaking so we will stay vigilant and increase our posture to assist as needed.”-Lieutenant General Jeffrey S. Buchanan
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Video explainer of what a storm tracking dropsonde is:
In May, the USAF 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron ‘Hurricane Hunters’ took part in the 2017 […] Continue Reading…
Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base has been designated a safe haven (Joint Responders Hub) for rescue aircraft deploying to the Harvey Front lines.
U.S. Army CH-47 Chinooks staging at NAS Forth Worth for Harvey rescues
U.S. Coast Guard personnel from Air Station Miami and Maritime Safety and Security Team Miami deployed to Texas onboard a HC-130 Hercules, 28 AUG 2017.
MORE U.S. COAST GUARD RESCUES AS HARVEY SET TO BREAK ALL RECORDS!
Kentucky state-run-Air National Guard’s 123rd Special Tactics Squadron deployed to Texas on 27 AUG 2017.
HARVEY: NEW YORK MILITIA DEPLOYS TO TEXAS!
Video of Texas National Guard’s 176th Engineer Brigade preps more rescue boats for expected “epic” (as one Houston area weather man described it) flooding in the Houston metro area:
26 AUG 2017, one HC-130, three HH-60 Pavehawk Helicopters and 104 Air-militia personnel from the New York National Guard deployed to Fort Hood Texas to support the Texas National Guard. The HH-60s and their crew were loaded onto C-17s.
U.S. made C-17 Globemaster-3 being loaded with U.S. made HH-60 Pavehawk, bound for TexasARIZONA […] Continue Reading…
“This event is unprecedented & all impacts are unknown & beyond anything experienced.”-National Weather Service
“Punt teams respond to floods or natural disasters. We are ready to go at all times. We could be called to respond to disasters throughout the entire Southeast, from Texas to New Jersey.”-Petty Officer 1st Class John True, statement from 2016
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Texas National Guard personnel arrive in Houston to rescue victims of Harvey’s record level rainfall, 27 AUG 2017.
ARIZONA MILITIA DEPLOYED FOR HURRICANE HARVEY!
TEXAS MILITIA, & OTHERS, PREP FOR HARVEY!
WC-130J SUPER HERCULES TRACKS HURRICANE HARVEY
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“Due to the training we received, if called upon for a state disaster, the Idaho Army National Guard will be extremely prepared for any situation.”-Lieutenant Colonel George Hanson
One of my old Guard alma maters returned from mission Keris […] Continue Reading…