The Rescue of Helene Survivors in NC Was a Private Undertaking Paul Craig Roberts The rescue operation was an unpaid entrepreneurial mission, Operation Airdrop, by private helicopter pilots using their own equipment. Here is an interview with one participant: Helicopter Pilot Undertakes Rescue Mission: Untitled 102 FEMA, federal agencies and state resources were late to … Continue reading The Rescue of Helene Survivors in NC Was a Private Undertaking