{"id":76282,"date":"2024-09-30T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-30T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2024\/09\/30\/thousands-of-national-guard-troops-deploy-for-hurricane-helene-relief\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T16:32:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T16:32:27","slug":"thousands-of-national-guard-troops-deploy-for-hurricane-helene-relief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2024\/09\/30\/thousands-of-national-guard-troops-deploy-for-hurricane-helene-relief\/","title":{"rendered":"National Guard troops deploy for Hurricane Helene relief"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Nearly 6,000 National Guard members have deployed to the Southeastern United States in response to the devastation of Hurricane Helene, rescuing flood victims, clearing debris from roads and providing vital supplies to areas decimated by the hurricane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Guardsmen mobilized in Florida, Georgia, North and South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia, with assistance from the Maryland, Pennsylvania, Mississippi and Connecticut National Guards, according to the Army.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s pretty devastating to look at a lot of homes that have been wiped off the foundations and a lot of people that are probably going to be having to restart their lives pretty shortly,\u201d Army Brig. Gen. Alex Harlamor of the Florida National Guard told CNN on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The hurricane, which touched down in Florida on Thursday evening, caused devastating floods, significant infrastructure damage and power outages across the Southeastern United States and has so far claimed the lives of at least 100 people, according<\/a> to The Associated Press.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Florida, 3,900 National Guard members, along with 18 Mississippi Guardsmen, maneuvered 13 helicopters and Zodiac boots to rescue over 150 people and 50 animals. They also cleared more than 1,180 miles of roads and set up 30 locations to provide supplies to those affected by the natural disaster.<\/p>\n\n\n\t