Marines prepping rescue boats in Katy, Texas, 29 AUG 2017
San Antonio based 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, USMC Reserve deployed to help rescue operations during the ongoing storm known as Harvey.
HARVEY: LOUISIANA MARINES DEPLOY!
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
28 AUG 2017, Louisiana’s gov’na John Bel Edwards activated 210 part-time National Guard personnel, to join 230 full-time personnel in rescue operations now going on in The Pelican State.
Louisiana National Guard has been preparing for Harvey for at least a week and already Guard personnel rescued more than 1-hundred people in Lake Charles. Along with Lake Charles Fire Department, Calcasieu Parish Sherriff’s Office and the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, at least 450 people in total, and 12 pets were rescued.
More than 1-thousand-152 MREs (Meal Ready to Eat), 750 bottles of water and 247-thousand sandbags have been distributed.
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 2017
Texas Guard boat rescue ops:
Rockport aftermath part 2:
Harvey blows away National Guard armory street sign in Victoria, 26 AUG 2017
Video, night rescue ops:
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:
Video, Border Patrol BlackHawk hoist rescues:
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-off
Texas Guard C-130H Hercules on the ramp at Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base
Texas Guard rescues people and pets
Why does it smell like wet dog in here?
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 an EDRE annually. If executed realistically, an EDRE can be the most valuable evaluation process for commanders to determine their strengths and weaknesses in a deployment. Having recently completed this training we knew exactly our shortfalls and how to adapt and overcome them. I’m humbled to be their commander and i’m glad my Soldiers will have a direct impact on bringing relief to the people of Texas.”-Captain Alyca Waldrop, C Company commander
Load-up on C-17 Globemaster-3
U.S. Army’s C Company, 63rd Expeditionary Signal Battalion, 35th Theater Tactical Signal Brigade deployed from Georgia, 29 AUG 2017.
“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:
Video of Coast Guard rescue coordination involving Vietnamese translation, the phone call resulted in a safe rescue of all four people aboard a 42-foot sinking vessel near Aransas Pass:
HARVEY: U.S. COAST GUARD DEPLOYS MORE PERSONNEL TO TEXAS!