Kentucky is sending help to some of our neighbors.

Hit hard by Hurricane Helene.

Governor Andy Beshear announced Kentucky's role this morning.

Thus far, we're deploying National Guard.

Our Kentucky Emergency management incident managers, as well as 911 dispatchers to North Carolina.

We stand ready in other ways through the Kentucky State Police.

And I know so many other groups that are ready to volunteer to help our fellow American folks.

They are hurting.

And this is our time to stand with them and to help them through the coming weeks, in the coming years.

We have shown nearly three years after the tornadoes, nearly two and a half years after the floods, that there is a light at the end of the tunnel, that we can stand back up and we can rebuild.

But in this darkest hour that they're going through, they need to know that we care.

Today, the Kentucky National Guard sent 11 airmen to Hickory, North Carolina.

The fatality search and recovery team, also known as F Search, will work with coroners and other local officials to recover human remains.

It is difficult work and can be hard to bear, but the team says it's important to bring closure to storm victims families.

I'm really grateful for everybody's, you know, our leadership for their ability to get everything generated and get us out the door as quickly as possible.

I know this is a really difficult time, especially with North Carolina and all they're dealing with.

And so for everybody to come together in such short notice to get us out the door and the airmen to be as prepared and willing to go as they are is phenomenal.

The team says there are risks involved in this operation and and it can be grueling both physically and mentally.