U.S. President Donald Trump actually sent 700 U.S. Marine Corps troops to Los Angeles in June 2025 — alongside 4,000 National Guard troops.

Arkansas National Guard deploys 22 soldiers and 4 helicopters to Texas to assist with flood rescue efforts following a request under the EMAC system.

Early efforts included the deployment of rescue choppers, squadrons of boats, marine units and heavy vehicles capable of reaching stranded cars and people — while mules and horses were

Several state governors have sent rescue and relief crews to Central Texas to aid in the search and recovery efforts.

Noem reportedly issued a directive requiring all contracts and grants over $100,000 to receive her personal sign off for approval.

The mission proved to be much more arduous than expected for her and her small crew of four, all of whom are first tour aviators.

Texas' governor signed a disaster declaration and state authorities said more resources would be coming to Kerr County to assist in search efforts.

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin's family was in Texas during the catastrophic flooding over the holiday weekend, with the lawmaker saying his personal rescue story is among the hundreds from the harrowing weather event.