JACKSON, Miss. ( WJTV ) – Thirty-one soldiers and airmen of the Mississippi National Guard (MSNG) deployed for emergency response missions in South Carolina and Florida to provide emergency support in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.
Gov. Tate Reeves approved an Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) request for MSNG assistance as the storm made its way through Florida and continued up through the Carolinas.
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“Our Soldiers and Airmen are always training for emergency response missions along with their military readiness training. The talented Soldiers and Airmen of the Mississippi National Guard stand ready to support our neighbors in Florida and South Carolina with lifesaving resources for transportation of vital search and rescue teams in Florida and debris removal missions in South Carolina,” said Maj. Gen. Bobby M. Ginn Jr., the adjutant general of Mississippi.
Members of the Mississippi Army National Guard’s 185th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, headquartered in Jackson, deployed to Tallahassee, Florida, September 27, 2024, in preparation for relief and recovery operations in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.