Twenty-six U.S. Navy MH-60R Seahawks and approximately 200 personnel from Naval Station Mayport and Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Fla., relocated to Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery in preparation for Hurricane Milton on Tuesday.
The hurricane is expected to make landfall in Florida late Wednesday night.
The aircraft and personnel will remain at Maxwell AFB until it is safe to return to Florida. The move is being made to protect the aircraft and personnel from the potential impacts of Hurricane Milton and to ensure they can quickly return to their home base and resume operations once the storm has passed, according to a Maxwell Air Force Base spokesperson.
Milton is a Category 4 hurricane packing winds up to 145 mph, according to The Weather Channel.
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