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Military and National Guard on the ground and in the air for Helene recovery in North Carolina

By Leoneda Inge,
Jay Price, Cole del Charco
Published October 8, 2024 at 10:00 AM EDT
Chief Warrant Officer Nathaniel Ernst pilots a Black Hawk helicopter that carries the sign Guard Chopper 6279. Ernst was part of a four-person National Guard crew flying a Helene relief mission that involved distributing supplies, checking on local residents, and flying members of a FEMA search and rescue team on an aerial reconnaissance flight.
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Chief Warrant Officer Nathaniel Ernst pilots a Black Hawk helicopter that carries the sign Guard Chopper 6279. Ernst was part of a four-person National Guard crew flying a Helene relief mission that involved distributing supplies, checking on local residents, and flying members of a FEMA search and rescue team on an aerial reconnaissance flight.

¼ª²ÊÍøÍøվ’s military reporter Jay Price flew with National Guard troops who were dropping off food and water to residents, many who have been without power and water for more than a week now.

Guest

Jay Price, Military Reporter for ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾ and the American Homefront Project

Due South
Leoneda Inge
Leoneda Inge is the co-host of ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾'s "Due South." Leoneda has been a radio journalist for more than 30 years, spending most of her career at ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾ as the Race and Southern Culture reporter. Leoneda’s work includes stories of race, slavery, memory and monuments. She has won "Gracie" awards, an Alfred I. duPont Award and several awards from the Radio, Television, Digital News Association (RTDNA). In 2017, Leoneda was named "Journalist of Distinction" by the National Association of Black Journalists.
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Jay Price
Jay Price has specialized in covering the military for nearly a decade.
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Cole del Charco
Cole del Charco is an audio producer and writer based in Durham. He's made stories for public radio's All Things Considered, Morning Edition and Marketplace. Before joining Due South, he spent time as a freelance journalist, an education and daily news reporter for ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾, and a podcast producer for WFAE in Charlotte.
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