Evacuees sit on the floor of a New York Air National

Evacuees sit on the floor of a New York Air National Guard HC-130 as it takes off from St. Maarten to San Juan, Puerto Rico on Sept. 10, 2017. The New York Air National Guard's 106th Rescue Wing, staging out of San Juan, Puerto Rico with the 156th Air Lift Wing provide evacuation support to those in need on St. Maarten. The 106th Rescue Wing deployed 3 HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopters, 2 HC-130 search and rescue aircraft and 124 Airmen from Gabreski Air National Guard base in Westhampton Beach, N.Y. to Puerto Rico on Sept. 7, 2017 to conduct missions in the Virgin Islands. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Erin Mill.