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Senior Master Sgt. Ralph Branson / 121st Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs

Airmen load equipment in preparation to deploy to North Carolina from Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base in Columbus, Ohio, Oct. 1, 2024.

Senior Master Sgt. Ralph Branson / 121st Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs

Airmen with the 121st Air Refueling Wing’s Fatality Search and Recovery Team are issued gear in preparation to deploy to North Carolina in support of Hurricane Helene recovery efforts, at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base in Columbus, Ohio, Oct. 1, 2024.

Senior Master Sgt. Ralph Branson / 121st Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs

Senior Master Sgt. Nicholas Ebert, a member of the 121st Air Refueling Wing’s Fatality Search and Recovery Team, prepares equipment for deployment at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base in Columbus, Ohio, Oct. 1, 2024.

Sgt. 1st Class Jon Soucy / National Guard Bureau Public Affairs

Soldiers with Company B, 3rd Battalion, 238th Aviation Regiment offload food, water, and other supplies in western North Carolina as part of response operations in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, Oct. 4, 2024.

Sgt. 1st Class Jon Soucy / National Guard Bureau Public Affairs

Soldiers with Company B, 3rd Battalion, 238th Aviation Regiment offload food, water, and other supplies in western North Carolina as part of response operations in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, Oct. 4, 2024.

Sgt. 1st Class Jon Soucy / National Guard Bureau Public Affairs

Staff Sgt. Derick Bauman, a flight engineer with Company B, 3rd Battalion, 238th Aviation Regiment, watches for obstacles from the rear ramp of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter while landing in a field to distribute food, water and other supplies to communities in western North Carolina in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, Oct. 4, 2024.