Jonathan Howard
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Interesting.
We were actually doing our weapon qualifications the week of the hurricane.
So we were rushing all of our weapons qualifications.
That way we could carry in the state and get deputized.
And then, like, as we were doing that, we were mission prepping for the hurricane.
And that was our very first mission to show our capabilities, which was great because we were able to do that.
Yeah, all former operators or very unique backgrounds like canine handlers, stuff like that.
We have one guy who is like a fire captain, so he comes in very handy for what we're doing, like emergency missions.
Yeah.
He's also built like a Viking, so his physical capability is great.
Nice.
But pretty much everyone is either former SEALs, Green Berets, Rangers, Pararescue, or Combat Controllers, EOD as well.
Yeah, no, I think most states are going to follow what we're doing.
I mean, it's great.
We even have our own fixed wing, rotary wing.
DeSantis is just going full-blown with it.
As we were driving to the airport to get in the plane, I got a text from our commander, and they're like, hey, we're being activated from North Carolina.
And I was like, no kidding, I'm going there right now with aerial recovery.
So they're like, perfect, go there, get intel.
Because there wasn't really any kind of intel