Preparing for the storm

Airmen from the 633rd Communications Squadron sandbag the doorways at the base telephone office Aug. 25, 2011, in an effort to prevent flooding at Langley Air Force Base, Va. The base is preparing for Hurricane Irene, which is expected to make landfall in the area early Sunday morning. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Logan Tuttle)

Preparing for the storm

Airmen from the 633rd Communications Squadron sandbag the doorways at the base telephone office Aug. 25, 2011, in an effort to prevent flooding at Langley Air Force Base, Va. The base is preparing for Hurricane Irene, which is expected to make landfall in the area early Sunday morning. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Logan Tuttle)

Preparing for the storm

Senior Airman Sally Kabugwa (right), Senior Airman Joshua Fogle and Airman 1st Class Justin Murphy prepare for Hurricane Irene by sandbagging the entrance to the Air Combat Command fitness center, Aug. 25, 2011, at Langley Air Force Base, Va. The Airman are power production and structure technicians from the 33rd Civil Engineer Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Logan Tuttle)

Aid to Haiti

Tech. Sgt. Arrin Baker marshals a dump truck out of a C-17 Globemaster III July 1, 2011, during a humanitarian-aid off-load in Haiti. Baker is assigned to the 300th Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Rashard Coaxum)

Aid to Haiti

Loadmasters with the 300th Airlift Squadron help push a pallet of rice onto a forklift July 1, 2011, in Haiti, during a humanitarian-aid mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Rashard Coaxum)

Air Guardsmen fight flood

Airmen from the Missouri Air National Guard's 139th Airlift Wing in St. Joseph, Mo., unload sandbags June 30, 2011, in an effort to help fight rising flood waters near Elwood, Kan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Sheldon Thompson)