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put their training to use wherever they might be needed.
to Station Elizabeth City to augment the Public Affairs
g the affected areas and capturing rescues on video and
efore they saw Florence’s wrath and the Coast Guard and
sidents in these areas were questioning what a Category
nce most folks didn’t think of a Category One hurricane
ble sheltering in place. Unfortunately, Hurricane Florence
orce to be reckoned with.
rth, rescue crews began to see and assess the damage
rescue as the water was rising around them. Emergency
stance coming from as far away as Florida and California.
ts, their pets and belongings being helped and taken to
o help document the tireless work and outstanding skills
USCG Aux Photo by Sherry Spillman
and called to duty, as there are many areas where help is
eadiness, the Coast Guard and the Coast Guard Auxiliary
s Pulliam from Clearwater, Fl; Devastation viewed in the affected area
ith Auxiliarist Scott Spillman; Homes in the affected area outside of
y aboard C-130; The flooding viewed from a USCG Helicopter.
OR express
USCG Aux Photo by Sherry Spillman
USCG Aux Photo by Sherry Spillman
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