Evacuees sit on the floor of a HC-130 as it prepares to take off from St. Maarten to San Juan, Puerto Rico. The New York Air National Guard's 106th Rescue Wing, staging out of San Juan, Puerto Rico with the 156th Air Lift Wing provide rescue support to those in need on St. Maarten. The 106th brought two HC-130 King aircraft, three HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopters, three zodiac boats and 124 Airmen required to carry out the mission.

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