use our own man power while we were out here. that's mostly what we've been trying to do. the basic stuff, keeping people safe, especially for the ones that have been out here since yesterday afternoon. >> reporter: how long have you guys been out here? -- you're with the 48th brigade? >> 48th brig dade. 148th brigade support battalion of the 48th brigade. we got on the road at macon at 2 a.m. heading this way. and our mission for the four-crew team i have out here, these two humvees, our mission was i-75 between 285 south all the way up to i-20. right through there. that's what we've been running up and down for the night, trying to find stranded motorists, help them out any way we can. let them know what's available. >> reporter: what is this you're holding here? >> for the ones that need it, we've got the meals ready to eat. what we call the mres.