Chief Warrant Officer 4 Steven Helmandollar of the Nebraska National Guard buckles his chinstrap in preparation of take-off for a mission on Sept. 17, 2018. Two UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters and 13 Soldiers assig More
Spc. Connor Deines (far left), Chief Warrant Officer 2 Nathan Dooley (left), Ryan Stephens from the Oklahoma Task Force One (center), Sgt. First Class Shawn Humphrey (right) and Chief Warrant Officer 3 Derek Wh More
A flight of helicopters stand ready for another day of missions as dawn breaks over the Army Aviation Support Facility in North Carolina. Two UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters and 13 Soldiers assigned to a Lincoln-ba More
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Galen Kreifels (center) discusses a flight path with Bradley Kinlaw (left) the Emergency Manager of Bladen County and members of the 20th Group Special Forces (Airborne) out of Roanke Ra More
Lt. Gen. Timothy J. Kadavy, Army National Guard director, watches as a Nebraska Army National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter is guided into the hangar at the Army Aviation Support Facility in Raleigh, North C More
Chief Warrant Officer 4 Steven Helmandollar (front) and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Nathan Dooley (back) go over the flight plan and a pre-flight checklist before conducting operations on Sept. 17, 2018. Two UH-60 More
Sgt. First Class Shawn Humphrey ratchet straps down a load of supplies donated for those still trapped by the flood waters in North Carolina. Two UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters and 13 Soldiers assigned to a Lincol More
Spc. Matthew Reidy (left) and Sgt. First Class Christopher Morehouse (right) secure the seats in their UH-60 Blackhawk before a mission on Sept. 19, 2018, in response to Hurricane Florence in North Carolina. Tw More
The town of Trenton, North Carolina experiencing severe flooding in the wake of Hurricane Florence. Trenton is only 32 miles from the coast and is one of the many towns seriously impacted by the storm. Two UH-6 More
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Nathan Dooley (left) and Sgt. First Class Shawn Humphrey (right) load their UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter with baby food, clothing, and hygiene items donated by the local Wal-Mart in Raleig More
Sgt. Ryan Smith (top) inspects the rotor of the crew's UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter while Sgt. Ryan Polich (bottom) cleans the windshield after a nighttime resupply mission in North Carolina, Sept. 18, 2018. Two More
Chief Warrant Officer 4 Steven Helmandollar (right) meets with Sheriff Jim McVicker (center) of Bladen County and Bradley Kinlaw (left), emergency manager of Bladen County, before a flight to survey the damages More
Chief Warrant Officer 5 Teresa Domeier (left), Lt. Gen. Timothy J. Kadavy (center), and Major Thomas Traylor (left) discuss recovery efforts of the Nebraska National Guard in North Carolina, Sept. 16, 2018. Kad More
A military LMTV slowly navigates the flood waters of Interstate 26, outside of Whiteville, North Carolina. Less than 65 miles from the coast, Whiteville has been experiencing severe flooding and isolation due t More
Spc. Connor Deines (left) and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Nathan Dooley (right), both of the Nebraska Army National Guard, conduct their last minute checks before take-off for a mission on Sept. 17, 2018. Two UH-60 More
Spc. Connor Deines (left) and Ryan Stephens (right) of the Oklahoma Task Force One - Helicopter Search and Rescue Team from Tulsa grab a quick dinner before takeoff to deliver supplies to a Hurricane Relief Cen More
Nebraska Army National Guard Spc. Matthew Reidy hangs out the side of the helicopter as the aircraft circles over the swollen Cape Fear River on Sept. 19 in Bladen County, North Carolina. Two UH-60 Blackhawk he More
Chief Warrant Officer 5 Teresa Domeier (left), Lt. Gen. Timothy J. Kadavy (right), and Major Thomas Traylor (center) discuss recovery efforts of the Nebraska National Guard in North Carolina, Sept. 16, 2018. Ka More
Sixty miles from the coast, Lumberton, North Carolina was directly in the path of Hurricane Florence, forcing people to evacuate their homes as the flood waters started to rise. Two UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters More
The town of Trenton, North Carolina, experiencing severe flooding in the wake of Hurricane Florence. Trenton is only 32 miles from the coast and is one of the many towns seriously impacted by the storm. Two UH- More
Flight Medic Sgt. First Class Shawn Humphrey looks out the side of the UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter as it flies over North Carolina to a Hurricane Relief Center that has been cut off due to the rising flood water More
As seen from the air, the overflowing of the Cape Fear River is slowly joined by the darker, longer standing water from the surrounding areas outside of Elizabethtown, North Carolina on Sept. 19. Two UH-60 Blac More
Nebraska Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to Company G, 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion pose for a photo with Lt. Gen. Timothy J. Kadavy, Army National Guard director, in the Army Aviation Suppo More
Spc. Connor Deines (left) of the Nebraska National Guard and John Stapleton (right) of the Oklahoma Task Force One- Helicopter Search and Rescue Team from Tusla (right) conduct their last-minute checks of their More
Sgt. First Class Shawn Humphrey (right) and Spc. Connor Deines (far right) off-load supplies to waiting Soldiers at the Fairmont Hurricane Relief Center in North Carolina. The center had been cut off due to the More
Nebraska Army National Guard Spc. Matthew Reidy surveys the flooding from the air on Sept. 19 in Bladen County, North Carolina. Two UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters and 13 Soldiers assigned to a Lincoln-based Nebra More
Lt. Gen. Timothy J. Kadavy (right) shakes hands, Sept. 16, 2018, with Soldiers of Company G, 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Derek Whisler (center), as Chief Warrant Officer More
Spc. Connor Deines hands off supplies to waiting Soldiers at the Fairmont Hurricane Relief Center in North Carolina. The center had been cut off due to the rising flood waters, so resupply came by air. Two UH-6 More
Within 25 miles of the Atlantic Ocean, Bladen County was heavily hit by Hurricane Florence and the overflowing of the Cape Fear River compounded the damage caused with severe flooding. Two UH-60 Blackhawk helic More
Sixty miles from the coast put Lumberton, North Carolina directly in the path of Hurricane Florence, forcing people to evacuate their homes as the flood waters started to rise. Two UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters a More
Spc. Connor Deines (left) hands off supplies to waiting Soldiers at the Fairmont Hurricane Relief Center in North Carolina. The center had been cut off due to the rising flood waters, so resupply came by air. T More
Spc. Connor Deines (center) and Sgt. First Class Christopher Morehouse (right) help guide a patient onto the gurney at the Monroe Medical Center, in Monroe, North Carolina, as Chief Warrant Officer 4 Steven Hel More
Sgt. First Class Shawn Humphrey (left) and Spc. Connor Deines (center) off-load supplies to waiting Soldiers at the Fairmont Hurricane Relief Center in North Carolina. The center had been cut off due to the ris More
Lt. Gen. Timothy J. Kadavy (right) shakes hands with Spc. Connor Deines of the Nebraska Army National Guard's Company G, 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion in Raleigh, North Carolina. Kadavy was surveyi More
Sgt. First Class Christopher Morehouse (front left) and Spc. Connor Deines (back left) help guide members of the Arizona Task Force One-Urban Search and Rescue onto their waiting UH-60 Blackhawk on the outskirt More
Chief Warrant Officer 3 David Flores (left) and Chief Warrant Officer 3 Tom Morris (right) talk to one another while piloting a UH-60 Blackhawk over North Carolina on Sept. 19, 2018, during a survey mission to More