 My name is Specialist Jacqueline Demonda, I'm with Alpha Company 753rd Engineering Battalion attached to Florida Surfer P and I am a 12 Bravo Combat Engineer. Here at Camp Blanding I'm going to be part of the maritime team on the 24 foot boat for the mission and then leading up to that we're currently doing preparations so we've been going through classes and briefings to make sure that we know what we're going to do while we're out there and we've also been checking on the vehicles and the boats to make sure they're all in working orders and everything's good to go when it's time for the mission. Yes, this is my first hurricane watch. How do you feel? It is a little bit anxiety inducing just because it is taking place here in Florida so it's our own backyards with individuals we know so always a little bit scary when it's your own friends and family but it's also exciting because we're finally going to be able to put in to practice the things we've been training for. I think the guards involvement is super important because as guardsmen we saw in us not only to the federal government but to the state government as well so we should be the ones out there serving and protecting the people in our community as we saw in us to do. I'd just like to say thank you to my company commander and my first sergeant ever since I got to the unit they've always encouraged going to schools that we were passionate about and getting the training to help us in these instances. My name is Kenneth Bond. I'm a private first class in the 753rd engineer battalion. I'm a 12 bravo combat engineer and we are tasked out to the Florida surf peak. Absolutely I feel like the training definitely prepared me for this moment from extractor one and extractor two to hazops and Sarex a lot of maritime training rope rescuing just builds a sense of confidence that helps out a lot for these missions. Is this your first hurricane watch? This is my first hurricane watch through the National Guard. I have experienced hurricanes before in the civilian sector so definitely excited to see how I get to help out people in this capacity. I think the guards involvement is absolutely crucial. It's an uplifting feeling for a civilian to see a person, man or woman in uniform doing a service to the state. It feels like there's someone there to help you out in the time of need so definitely crucial. Just thank you to family, friends, commander, first sergeant pushing me, always making me think about the next step to take and always bettering preparing myself.