As Tampa prepares for the arrival of Hurricane Milton members of the National Guard put up a flood barrier around a waste water facility on October 09, 2024 in Tampa, Florida. Milton, which comes just after the recent catastrophic Hurricane Helene, has strengthened to a Category 4 storm as it approaches Florida’s Gulf Coast and is expected to make landfall late Wednesday. (Spencer Platt | Getty Images)
About 40 members of the West Virginia National Guard will go to Florida to assist with response to Hurricane Milton, according to a news release from Gov. Jim Justice.
Ten to 12 airmen from the 130th Airlift Wing in Charleston will deploy to help with potential search and rescue operations. About 30 engineers from the 821st Engineer Construction Company in Summersville will deploy to help with debris removal and management operations, the governor’s office said.
The Guard members will stage in Florida and, under the command of the Florida National Guard, deploy to affected communities.