A week ago, historic flooding began across the region, sending the Texas National Guard into high alert. Pilots, crews and rescue swimmers conducted high water rescues from the air last week.
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Sunday morning, crews from across Texas helped to deliver the things people need to survive in Chambers and Liberty counties.
The National Guard took over a private airport in Brookshire, where they are preparing 8,000 pounds of supplies.
A warehouse nearby is filled with large boxes and pallets of supplies that have been donated. It's a full-scale military operation, with crews pulling, organizing and then loading deliveries onto huge helicopters.
One crew from Austin is sending supplies to Chambers and Liberty counties.
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Their transport is a helicopter brought down by the National Guard from the Dallas area, but it has a story of its own.
Crew members said the aircraft was used previously to deliver supplies in war-torn Afghanistan.
The helicopter can fly higher than normal aircraft, so it makes it ideal for rescue missions and supply runs, like the one Pooja experienced.