Hurricanes

While conditions have improved after the storm hit in September, some veterans remain without electricity and cut off by damaged roads.

More than 6000 National Guardsmen have been deployed to the Helene relief effort. With many roads and bridges knocked out, much of their work is being done by helicopter.

Hurricanes caused catastrophic damage to East Coast military bases in 2018. Now, as it starts to rebuild, the Pentagon wants to make bases less vulnerable to future storms.