Roll out

Aircraft maintenance personnel marshal out the last C-17 Globemaster III prior to the arrival of Hurricane Irene on Aug. 26, 2011, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. In preparing for the hurricane, base officials evacuated not only the aircraft, but also parts of base housing in anticipation of flooding. (U.S. Air Force photo/Roland Balik)

Hightail it

On a fog-covered flightline, Airmen from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., load and secure equipment onto aircraft in preparation for Hurricane Irene on Aug. 26, 2011. All JB McGuire aircraft were evacuated to Air Force bases around the country. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Dennis Sloan)

SJAFB cleans up after Irene

Staff Sgts. Emanuel Shiver and Tim Loyd work to remove a tree limb that fell against the perimeter fence near the Oak Forest Gate on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., Aug. 28, 2011. Two crews from the 4th Civil Engineer Squadron Heavy Equipment Flight were charged to check for trees and limbs that had fallen against the perimeter fence after Hurricane Irene hit the Carolina coast. Both Shiver and Loyd are members of the 4th CES Heavy Equipment Flight. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Rae Perry)

SJAFB cleans up after Irene

Staff Sgt. Emanuel Shiver uses a chainsaw to trim down a tree limb to a manageable size for removal by a front-end loader as part of the cleanup effort after Hurricane Irene struck Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., Aug. 28, 2011. Airmen from the 4th Civil Engineer Squadron began working around the clock shortly after winds died down the afternoon of Aug. 27 to restore power and remove more than 40 downed trees. Shiver is a 4th CES heavy equipment operator. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Rae Perry)

SJAFB cleans up after Irene

Senior Airman Jacob Russell saws through the trunk of a tree that fell in the aftermath of Hurricane Irene at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., Aug. 28, 2011. The 4th Civil Engineer Squadron Heavy Equipment Flight used chainsaws, bulldozers and backhoes to cut and remove dozens of fallen trees and branches to clean up the base. Russell is a 4th CES heavy equipment operator. (U.S. Air Force photo/1st Lt. Matt Schroff)

Hurricane Irene response

Army Sgt. Matt Ryan and Army Staff Sgt. Will Phillips, both medics from the 224th Area Support Medical Company of the Maryland National Guard, assist local firefighters as they exit a house fire in Salisbury, Md., Aug. 27, 2011. Local first responders were called to a house fire after a tree downed by Hurricane Irene caused power lines to arc electricity through a surge protector inside the home. Residents were home and were able to exit the house to safety. (U.S. Army photo/Sgt. Darron Salzer)