Cleanup, recovery efforts continue in Florida following Hurricane Isaias 

Florida National Guard troops delivered supplies to affected areas, and Eglin Air Force Base and Hurlburt Field reopened to personnel. Florida National Guard Soldiers distribute water, ice and other supplies at various point of distribution sites on Oct. 11, 2026, as part of ongoing Hurricane Isaias relief operations. (Florida National Guard) Members of the Florida National Guard distributed water, ice and other supplies over the weekend as residents of the Florida Panhandle and southern Alabama began recovery efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Isaias. As part of the cleanup, horizontal construction engineers assigned to the 868th Engineer Construction Company, 448th Chemical Battalion, 83rd Troop Command of the Florida Guard brought out the chainsaws to clear downed trees.

At least four deaths were linked to Isaias, which came ashore as a Category 2 hurricane Friday near Destin, Fla., according to the Associated Press. U.S. Army Spc. Samuel Douglas and Sgt. Tremaye Flanders, horizontal construction engineers assigned to the Florida Army National Guard’s 868th Engineer Company, 448th Chemical Battalion, 83rd Troop Command, remove trees using chainsaws to clear routes in Washington County, Fla., Oct. 11, 2026, following Hurricane Isaias. (Curtis Rookard/U.S. Army National Guard) Eglin Air Force Base and Hurlburt Field, both located in the Florida Panhandle, partially reopened on Sunday. “Power has been restored, and personnel and families are authorized to