same way, i appreciate everything you guys are doing. they have helicopters ready to go as soon as they re going to be able to get back into this area, they are going to be flying and be in the area. again, thank you for both of you being here. governor. good morning, and governor, thank you again for your leadership, and your continued support of your florida national guard. director guthrie, thank you again for your tremendous work and the work of your team to protect our florida citizens. our thoughts and prayers go out to those in the affected areas of the storm that are being those being affected already. as i mentioned yesterday the florida national guard is fully mobilized with over 5,500 soldiers and airmen ready to support hurricane response efforts. we expect that throughout the day we will be actively engaged in a multitude of missions, including search and rescue, damage assessment and route clearance. in addition, we continue to man
director guthrie, thank you, again, for your tremendous work and the work of your team to protect our florida citizens our thoughts and prayers go out to the affected those being affected already. as i mentioned already yesterday the florida starring in is fully mobilized with 5500 soldiers and airmen ready to support we expect we will be engaged in a multitude of missions including search and rescue, damage assessment, and route clearance. in addition we continue to man state logistics response center and many other logistic and staging areas throughout the state of florida. as well as support the 26 county emergency management operation centers the florida national guard currently has on hand 2400 vehicles available, including high mobility and high water
governor, director guthrie and fellow floridians, the coast guard is standing the watch to support our state and federal partners. our highest priority is always saving lives. we prepositioned 15 aircraft and more than 25 cutters in 20 flood response teams prepared to respond in the wake of the storm. as soon as conditions safely allow. we have prepositioned aircraft in miami and west palm beach and they ll be the first ones to respond in the wake of the storm. yesterday these flight crews conducted over flights of the western florida area up to the big bend area, and made call outs to mariners to seek shelter as well as to really familiarize ourselves with the landscape pre-storm arrival. so we re ready to go. we are also assembling a flood response teams from both inside and outside the state so we can
vehicles 14 rotary wing. neighboring states through mutual aid agreement and 23 small watercraft to support search and rescue operations and delivery of supplies to flooded areas. your florida national guard is prepared to accomplish any missions required by the department of emergency management. and we stand ready to support our neighbors and fellow citizens in need. thank you. all right. good morning. governor, director guthrie, and fellow floridians. the coast guard is standing the watch to support our state and federal partners. our highest priority is always saving lives. we pre-positioned 15 aircraft and more than 25 cutters and 20 flood response teams. prepared to respond in the wake