FORT HOOD, Texas — Fort Hood has been designated a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Incident Support Base.

Fort Hood officials are in the planning phase for support of several recent FEMA requests. When finalized, details of these requests will be released.

Over the weekend, the 106th Rescue Wing from the New York Air National Guard staged one C-130 and three Pave Hawk HH-60 helicopters at Robert Gray Army Airfield. They will eventually have 106 personnel including 24 para-rescue airmen on station. The unit began flying search-and-rescue mission Aug. 28.

More information will be released at FortHoodPressCenter.com as it becomes available.

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Web: Fort Hood Public Affairs Office
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1001 761st Tank Battalion Ave.
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Fort Hood, TX  76544