Tennessee UH-60 Black Hawks and crews arrive in Tallahassee, Fla. on Sept. 28, 2022, to support Hurricane Ian response efforts.
A New York Army National Guard CH-47F Chinook helicopter takes off from the Frederick Douglas Greater Rochester International Airport Sept. 28, 2022, heading for Jacksonville, Florida, to support the Florida National Guard response to Hurricane Ian.
Airmen from the 134th Air Refueling Wing prepare to depart to assist with natural disaster relief operations in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian.
A Louisiana National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter departs a Louisiana Army National Guard Aviation Support Facility to assist with Hurricane Ian response efforts, Hammond, Louisiana, Sept. 28, 2022.
A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter departs a Louisiana Army National Guard Aviation Support Facility to assist with Hurricane Ian emergency response efforts, Hammond, Louisiana, Sept. 28, 2022.
The 202nd RED HORSE Squadron prepare and depart from Bradenton, Florida in response to Hurricane Ian, Sept. 29, 2022.
Spc. Anthony Correa, a soldier with the Florida National Guard's 50th Regional Support Group, sets up cones in preparation for the arrival of soldiers from other states' National Guards in Gainesville, Fla.
Sgt. Kasey Jones, a soldier from the Florida National Guard’s 146th Expeditionary Signal Battalion, assesses equipment vital to communication in the fight against Hurricane Ian.
Soldiers with the Florida National Guard’s Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and high-yield Explosive Enhanced Response Force Package unit conduct pre-inspection of their rescue equipment  ahead of Hurricane Ian's arrival, Sept. 26, 2022.
Florida National Guard Army Pfc. Kenneth Bonn inspects a search and rescue vessel during Hurricane Ian state activation, Camp Blanding Joint Training Center, Fla., Sept. 27, 2022.
Florida National Guard Soldiers with the 146th Expeditionary Signal Battalion completed training on the Tiger Dam system in preparation to respond to Hurricane Ian on Sept. 28, 2022. This system is a water filled bladder capable of diverting flood waters within minutes.
Soldiers practice loading and unloading operations on a CH-47F Chinook helicopter with helicopter search-and-rescue team members of Florida Task Force 1 at Opa-locka, Florida, on Sept. 28, 2022.