ang personnel arrived on the gulf coast on 29 august, a few hours after the storm's arrival. personnel from the florida air national guard's 202nd red horse squadron of the 125th fighter wing were some of the first to enter the area. seventy-three engineers from this unit worked in hard-hit hancock county, mississippi. initially establishing a basecamp for other emergency personnel, the unit began repairs in hancock county communities working nearly around-the-clock on multiple construction projects to restore power, clean and repair schools, and refurbish electrical supplies. as a florida unit, the 202nd had worked many other hurricanes. however, katrina's devastation surpassed anything in their previous experience.