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Harvey: New York Militia deploys to Texas!

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 Texas

ARIZONA MILITIA DEPLOYED FOR HURRICANE HARVEY!

More U.S. Coast Guard rescues as Harvey set to break all records!

“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

Video of USCG Punt Team (‘Punt’ refers to the small boat they use) rescue ops in Houston, Texas, 27 AUG 2017:

Video USCG European made MH-65 Dolphin helicopter rescue ops, 27 AUG 2017:

More helicopter rescue video:

HARVEY SINKS SHIP, COAST GUARD TO THE RESCUE!

Arizona Militia deployed for Hurricane Harvey!

“This is the kind of stuff I joined the Guard to do!”-Staff Sergeant Larson, medic Arizona National Guard

Video of Arizona National Guard deploying three UH-60 Blackhawks to Texas, plus interviews, 26 AUG 2017:

HARVEY SINKS SHIP, COAST GUARD TO THE RESCUE!

TEXAS MILITIA, & OTHERS, PREP FOR HARVEY!

Harvey sinks ship, Coast Guard to the Rescue!

Video of U.S. Coast Guard rescuing people from one of three ships near Port Aransas, Texas, 26 AUG 2017:

Signet Enterprise, one of three ships in distress

Another ship in distress?

Video overflight  from Port Aransas to Port O’Connor, Texas, 26 AUG 2017:

25 AUG 2017:  U.S. COAST GUARD CONDUCTS 1ST RESCUES DUE TO HURRICANE HARVEY!

WC-130J Super Hercules tracks Hurricane Harvey

In the cockpit of a WC-130J Super Hercules out of Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, tracking Hurricane Harvey

Cockpit HUD (heads up display)

Weather (WX) officer station

Video of C-130J Super Hercules tracking Hurricane Harvey:

Sun setting behind Hurricane Harvey

Loading the dropsonde cannon

A dropsonde, or expendable wx recon device

Texas Militia, & others, prep for Harvey!

Video of Texas Army National Guard soldiers and Texas Task Force One Swift Water Rescue Team prepping for Hurricane Harvey,  city of Bryan, 25 AUG 2017:

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District

12th Flying Training Wing T-6A Texan-2 moved inside hangars at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph

Video of Texas National Guard 176th Engineer Brigade prepping for Harvey to hit Victoria, 25 AUG 2017:

HC-130J Hercules Combat King-2 at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, stands by for possible rescue operations following Hurricane Harvey

Video of Georgia HC-130J takeoff for Texas:

Video of Georgia HH-60G PaveHawk takeoff for Texas:

T-1A Jayhawk training aircraft were flown from Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, to Tinker AFB, Oklahoma

European made HC-144 Ocean Sentry on standby at Air Station Corpus Christi, Texas

Video of U.S. Coast Guard SeaHawks based at San Diego, California, deploying to Texas for Hurricane Harvey: