Staff Sgt. Adam Smith and Airman 1st Class Calvin Myers remove branches from atop the Berkeley Gate guard shack while Senior Airman Keny Brown looks on at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., Aug. 28, 2011. The majority of base services were closed Aug. 27 in preparation for Hurricane Irene’s projected destructive path up the Carolina coast. All three Airmen are from the 4th Civil Engineer Squadron Structures Shop. (U.S. Air Force photo/1st Lt. Matt Schroff)