Coast Guard Incident Command Center prepares for Ike
Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan Carlisle prepares one of the 25-foot response boats Sept. 11 at the Leonard E. Merrell Center in Katy, Texas. Petty Officer Carlise and members of the Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston are preparing for the arrival of Hurricane Ike expected to hit the Gulf Coast Sept. 13. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Stacy Simon)