Michigan National Guardsman Chief Warrant Officer Roger Cox, of Waterford, Mich., attached to the 210th Military Police Battalion, registers vehicles at the Taylor Armory in Taylor, Mich., Friday, Sept. 2, 2005 prior to a convoy departing for Mississippi to aid in relief efforts from Hurricane Katrina. The first contingency of troops left Friday morning from Taylor to assist in the Gulf area. Other troops are gathering in Taylor and will leave for Mississippi and Louisiana on Saturday. On Thursday, Gov. Jennifer Granholm deployed 275 Michigan National Guard troops to assist in the hurricane relief effort, bringing the total to nearly 500.