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Gallery: Kentucky National Guard rescues residents from floodwaters
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…
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Kentucky Guard evacuates 296 people stranded by floods in Martin County
BY DALE GREER 123RD AIRLIFT WING WARFIELD — Airmen and Soldiers from the Kentucky National Guard evacuated 296 residents from two housing complexes surrounded by floodwaters Monday in Martin County. The troops, including Airmen from the Kentucky Air Guard’s 123rd Special Tactics Squadron here, airlifted the residents to Big Sandy Regional Airport in Debord aboard…