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The two . A second Red Horse Squadron

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coordinated an airlift operation with

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the florida Army National Guard to

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provide Hurricane Ian support to

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Sanibel , captiva and Pine Island

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florida . Red Horse began moving heavy

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equipment and airmen to the islands on

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monday with a primary mission of road

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and ground clearance . The two , a

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second red horse is very unique in our

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abilities , especially here in Florida ,

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because we are designed to deploy

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anywhere in the world within 72 hours

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and much like in this hurricane . We've

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had to deploy very quickly with many

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assets and we have so many engineering

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assets that make it valuable to the

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state of Florida . We have plumbers ,

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electricians , heavy equipment

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operators , all vital pieces to getting

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Florida up and running again . Red

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Horse is no stranger to hurricane

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responses . They have been responding

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to major hurricanes across the state of

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florida . Over the past 30 years , Red

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Horse began their response by clearing

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roads in Fort Myers beach florida last

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week , reporting from the one 25th

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fighter wing Jacksonville florida . I

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am senior airman Jesse Hanson .