🌀 #OTD 2005: Hurricane Katrina made landfall. Over 100,000 SAR personnel mobilized - one of the largest SAR operations ever conducted in the U.S. #Katrina #SARHistory

🌋 #OTD 79 AD: Mt. Vesuvius erupted and buried Pompeii. No organized rescue existed. The disaster is a reminder of why structured SAR systems matter. #Vesuvius #SARHistory

🇺🇸 On this day in 1781: The Battle of Eutaw Springs—last major clash in the Carolinas. Bloody, brave, and a step toward Yorktown. Virginia troops stood tall.
#EutawSprings #BattleofEutawSpringe #RevolutionaryWar #SouthernCampaign #OnThisDay #SARHistory #Carolinas