Air and Army National Guard units from dozens of states deployed to Texas to deal with the aftermath of Harvey. Some units have returned home, some were shifted to Florida when Irma hit, but even now Harvey Rescue Recon operations are still ongoing in Texas.
Three weeks later property in Orange, Texas, still flooded. Pic taken on 10 SEP 2017
09 SEP 2017 Port Arthur, Texas, the Oklahoma National Guard distributed everything from water to cleaning products to generators
09 SEP 2017 residents of Holiday Beach, Texas, thank Oklahoma National Guard personnel for the help
Video report, Arkansas National Guard in Lumberton, Texas, 11 SEP 2017:
The Texas National Guard, along with civilian volunteers and municipal employees, operates warehouses where donations of supplies (that’s right, donations, not taxpayer funded stuff) are consolidated before distribution: “The amount of donations we receive is never consistent. Most nights we receive about two, but during the day we can receive anywhere from five to ten, sometimes even more.”-First Lieutenant Heather Seidl
Former NBA player Stephen Jackson’s academy used as aid distribution center in Port Arthur, 09 SEP 2017
Arkansas National Guard unload a semi-trailer filled with supplies for Kountze, Texas, 09 SEP 2017
Video, Brigadier General Patrick Hamilton explains ongoing National Guard rescue recon ops, 10 SEP 2017:
Onward Christian Soldiers? Texas Guard units, as well as civilian volunteers from Louisiana, used the First Baptist Church in Port Neches for Rest & Recovery
Texas National Guard about to recover a stuck Dodge Ram in Orange County, note the license plate
Rescue Recon mission Houston, Texas, 05 SEP 2017
Recovery of a beached oil drilling ship in the Aransas Pass near Corpus Christi, 04 SEP 2017
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