States are sending National Guard assets to Florida to help the state with its Hurricane Milton response.
In South Carolina, Gov. Henry McMaster has authorized the deployment of South Carolina National Guard Soldiers to Florida in response to Hurricane Milton. This comes in response to the state of Florida’s request for emergency assistance from South Carolina.
Roughly 70 Soldiers, 30 high-water vehicles, and two support vehicles from the 1051st Transportation Company in Varnville will be part of South Carolina’s Hurricane Milton support to Florida. Additionally, the S.C. Army National Guard and S.C. State Fire will deploy a South Carolina Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team asset to augment the Florida National Guard in response to Hurricane Milton.
South Carolina HART is a specialized Search and Rescue asset consisting of UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters, UH-72 Lakota helicopters, Army National Guard aircrew members, and rescue technicians from South Carolina Task Force 1.
In New Jersey, the New Jersey Army National Guard plans to deploy roughly 80 Soldiers and 30 military vehicles to Camp Blanding, Florida. A convoy from the 143rd Transportation Company, 253rd Transportation Company and the 42nd Regional Support Group is expected to arrive by the end of the week.