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Hurricane Harvey made landfall early Aug. 26 as a Category 4 storm near Rockport, Texas, bringing fierce winds and heavy rain. Later downgraded, the storm again made landfall Aug. 30 near the Louisiana border. National Guard Bureau officials said the priority remains saving life, limb and property, while Guardsmen from several states are assisting federal and local agencies, with additional support from the Defense Department and the Coast Guard.

 

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Soldiers pull pallets of water out a door.
Two soldiers look at a computer screen.
Soldiers and sailors load water onto a helicopter.
Four soldiers paddle a boat in floodwaters.
Hurricane Harvey
A guardsman looks at a flooded street with a military vehicle in the background.
A military vehicle carries a rescued woman and soldiers through flooded streets.
Service members help people into a military vehicle.
A guardsman pushes an elderly man toward with flooded streets behind them.
A Coast Guardsman peers out of the door of an aircraft flying over flooded streets.
A Border Patrol riverine agent secures a resident in his boat during search and rescue operations
New Jersey Army and Air National Guardsmen take gear to a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter.
Three people lift a cage with a dog into a military vehicle.
Airmen perform final flight checks on an aircraft.
An aerial shot shows severe devastation and flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey.
A helicopter sits on the ground with the sun behind it.
Military equipment sits on a runway.
A group of Airmen load equipment in the cargo hold of an airplane.
A guardsman holds a dog while standing in a flooded street.
An airman adjusts his communication headset while sitting in a helicopter.
Texas Army National Guardsmen help residents affected by flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey board a military vehicle
Coast Guardsmen interact with people in a helicopter.
Texas National Guardsmen assist residents onto a military vehicle.
Three Texas Army National Guard vehicles patrol a street for damage.
Airmen push a storage container onto a HC-130J Combat King II aircraft.
Air Force Staff Sgt. Todd Johnson secures a pallet of equipment in preparation for rescue operations.