Governor Deploys Additional 106th Air National Guard To Hurricane Harvey Ravaged Areas

Heroes from the 106th Air National Guard are headed to Texas to help those devastated by Hurricane Harvey.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the deployment this week of additional New York Air National Guard resources; an HC-130 search and rescue aircraft carrying 15 more airmen from the 106th Rescue Wing left Gabreski Air National Guard Base, headed to Fort Hood in Texas.

And, he said, a regional medical plans officer will depart for Texas on Thursday to assist with the evacuation and transportation of patients from area hospitals.

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"As our neighbors in the south continue to grapple with the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, I am deploying additional personnel and equipment to assist in continued search and rescue operations," Cuomo said in a release. "New Yorkers are no strangers to the destruction that can come at the hands of Mother Nature, and we are prepared to continue to support these efforts in any way we can."

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The governor pledged New York's support to Texas and Louisiana and dispatched 104 Airmen along with three HH-60 Pavehawk rescue helicopters, another HC-130 and several boats and watercraft earlier in the week, the release said.

Rescue teams in the three helicopters and three boat rescue teams were responsible for rescuing 255 residents in the Houston and Katy, TX areas, Cuomo said.

Michael O'Hagan, public affairs officer for the 106th ANG, headed to Texas himself; he told Newsday that two dogs were also rescued; rescuers have found people stranded in home and on roofs, the report said.