NEW MEXICO’S NATIONAL GUARD RESPONSE TO HURRICANE HARVEY COULD GET MUCH LARGER. ADJUTANT GENERAL KEN NAVA TELLS US, RIGHT NOW, IT INVOLVES THREE AIRCRAFT, INCLUDING ONE FIXED-WING PLANE AND TWO HOIST-EQUIPPED HELICOPTERS . HOWEVER, NAVA SAYS THE GUARD IS READY TO ADD TO THAT RESPONSE.
HE SAYS THEY PLAN FOR UP TO 700 SOLDIERS AND AIRMEN TO SUPPORT TEXAS, BUT IT ALL DEPENDS ON WHAT THEIR NEED IS.
NAVA SAYS HE HAS ABOUT 80 PERSONNEL CURRENTLY LAYING THE GROUND-WORK FOR THAT LARGER DEPLOYMENT BY MAKING SURE EQUIPMENT IS READY FOR SHIPMENT TO TEXAS.
