As floodwaters surrounded Riverside Apartments and Dempsey Housing in Warfield, the Kentucky National Guard sprang into action, airlifting 296 residents to safety Feb. 17. Troops, including Airmen from the 123rd Special Tactics Squadron, used UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters to transport evacuees to Big Sandy Regional Airport. There, a Contingency Response team established a passenger terminal and coordinated with Kentucky State Police to ensure residents reached a shelter at Inez Elementary School. Browse the gallery to see their arrival at the airport where Gov. Andy Beshear greeted many of them. (Mountain Citizen photos by Roger Smith)