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Harvey: Border Patrol halts cruise ships!

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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!

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Harvey: Louisiana Militia deploys, hundreds already rescued!

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“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.

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Harvey: More pics of Texas Militia’s disaster ops!

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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-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?

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Harvey: Georgia Army deploys, knew it was coming!

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“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.

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Harvey: Pennsylvania Militia saving your cell phones?

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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

Loading a C-130J with equipment that could restore cell phone & GPS service

HARVEY: ALASKA & CALIFORNIA MILITIAS DEPLOY TO TEXAS!