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ANG personnel arrived on the Gulf Coast on 29 August, a few hours after the storm's arrival.

Personnel from Florida's 209th RED HORSE Squadron, 125th Fighter Wing were some of the first to enter the area.

Seventy-three engineers from his unit worked in hard-hit Hancock County, Mississippi.

Initially establishing a basecamp for other emergency personnel, the unit began repairs in Hancock County communities working nearly around-the-clock on multiple construction projects to restore power, clean and repair schools, and refurbish electrical supplies.

As a Florida unit, the 202nd had worked many other hurricanes.

However, Katrina ’ s devastation surpassed anything in their previous experience.