U.S. Northern Command is coordinating Department of Defense’s support to FEMA and state and local response activities in response to Tropical Storm Isaac. Northcom has pre-staged four UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters from Fort Campbell, KY, and two SH-60 Seahawk helicopters from Norfolk Naval Air Station, VA, to Fort Rucker, AL, to assess and support potential search and rescue efforts. A SAR planner also has been activated and deployed to Baton Rouge Emergency Operations Center, LA.

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