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U.S. Air Force combat controllers from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron (STS) set up flight line markers to inform pilots of the useable space on the runway at Sendai Airport, Japan, March 16, 2011. Members of the 320th STS from Kadena Air Base, Japan, deployed to Sendai Airport to help clear the runway and make it ready for fixed-wing aircraft traffic. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Chris Allen from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron special operations weather team checks the wind speed and temperature at Sendai Airport, Japan, March 16, 2011. The sudden snow and low visibility threatened to prevent aircraft from landing at the airfield. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)

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A U.S. Air Force pararescueman from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron (STS) looks for trapped survivors at Sendai Airport, Japan, March 16, 2011. Members of the 320th STS from Kadena Air Base, Japan, deployed to Sendai Airport to help clear the runway and make it ready for fixed-wing aircraft traffic. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Steven Nizbet, a 320th Special Tactics Squadron (STS) pararescueman, looks for trapped survivors at Sendai Airport, Japan, March 16, 2011. Members of the 320th STS from Kadena Air Base, Japan, deployed to Sendai Airport to help clear the runway and make it ready for fixed-wing aircraft traffic. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)

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Members of the 320th Special Tactics Squadron (STS) assess debris on the runway at Sendai Airport, Japan, March 16, 2011. Members of the 320th STS from Kadena Air Base, Japan, deployed to Sendai Airport to help clear the runway and make it ready for fixed-wing aircraft traffic. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)

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Helicopter aircrews rescue hurricane victims

Two Joint Task Force 129 crews on board HH-60G Pave Hawks fly over Crystal Beach, Texas, Sept. 13. The JTF 129 crews rescued 48 people and pets stranded in the Galveston area. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Luigge Romanillo)

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Helicopter aircrews rescue hurricane victims

A Joint Task Force 129 crew on board an HH-60G Pave Hawk flies over Crystal Beach, Texas, Sept. 13. The JTF 129 crews rescued 48 people and pets stranded in the Galveston area. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Luigge Romanillo)

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Helicopter aircrews rescue hurricane victims

A Joint Task Force-129 crew on board an HH-60G Pave Hawk flies over the Galveston area Sept. 13 on the Gulf Coast of Texas. The JTF-129 crews rescued 48 people and pets stranded in the Galveston area. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Brock Woodward)

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Helicopter aircrews rescue hurricane victims

Joint Task Force-129 pararescuemen help hurricane victims wade through the water to safety Sept. 13 in Galveston, Texas. The JTF-129 crews rescued 48 people and pets stranded in the Galveston area. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Brock Woodward)

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Helicopter aircrews rescue hurricane victims

A Joint Task Force-129 pararescueman hoists a hurricane victim in to the hovering HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter Sept. 13 near Galveston, Texas. The JTF-129 crews rescued 48 people and pets stranded

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Helicopter aircrews rescue hurricane victims

Joint Task Force-129 pararescuemen transfer a rescued hurricane victim to Texas firefighters Sept. 13 near Galveston, Texas. The JTF-129 crews rescued 48 people and pets stranded in the Galveston area. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Brock Woodward)

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Helicopter aircrews rescue hurricane victims

A Joint Task Force-129 pararescueman rescues hurricane victims Sept. 13 in Crystal Beach, Texas. The JTF-129 crews rescued 48 people and pets stranded in the Galveston area. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Brock Woodward)

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Helicopter aircrews rescue hurricane victims

Joint Task Force-129 pararescuemen rescue a hurricane victim Sept. 13 in Galveston, Texas. The JTF-129 crews rescued 48 peoole and pets stranded in the Galveston area. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Brock Woodward)

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Helicopter mission changes as rescue tempo slows

NEW ORLEANS -- An Air Force pararescueman helps load evacuees aboard an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter from the 38th Rescue Squadron at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. The unit is part of the deployed 347th Expeditionary Airlift Group in Jackson, Miss. The helicopter took the evacuees to the New Orleans airport from where they will go to a relocation center somewhere in the United States. Helicopter aircrews have been rescuing people since the day after Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Efrain Gonzalez)

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Helicopter mission changes as rescue tempo slows

JACKSON, Miss. -- Maintenance crews work on an HH-60G Pave Hawk rescue helicopter after it broke before launching. Aircrews from active and Reserve units are here working to rescue people trapped by the flood waters of Hurricane Katrina's destruction along the U.S. southern coast. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Efrain Gonzalez)

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Help from afar

LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE, Ark. -- A C-130 from Spain brings supplies to help the areas affected by Hurricane Katrina on Sept. 8. The C-130 is a part of the international relief to help the United States in a time of crisis. The base is the hub for all international supplies to help hurricane victims. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jackie Hawkins)

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Helping in Abilene

ABILENE, Texas -- About 100 Airmen from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, volunteered at three shelters here to set up cots for more than 450 evacuees seeking refuge from Hurricane Rita. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Chris Walkenhorst)

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Helping in Abilene

ABILENE, Texas - Senior Airmen Chad Thomas and Jason Fuentes assemble a cot Sept. 23 at an American Red Cross shelter here. About 100 Airmen from Dyess Air Force Base volunteered to prepare three shelters for more than 450 evacuees seeking refuge from Hurricane Rita.(U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Chris Walkenhorst)

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Helping in Abilene

ABILENE, Texas -- Senior Airman Oscar Lamas and Staff Sgt. Jesus Ramirez assemble a cot Sept. 23 at an American Red Cross shelter here. About 100 Airmen from Dyess Air Force Base volunteered to prepare three shelters for more than 450 evacuees seeking refuge from Hurricane Rita. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Chris Walkenhorst)

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Herculean support for California fires

Wyoming Air National Guard Airmen give a final push to load the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System onto a Wyoming Air National Guard C-130 Hercules Oct. 23 in Cheyenne, Wyo. The C-130 is being deployed to California to assist with firefighting efforts. Fires have ravaged Southern California forcing more than 500,000 people from their homes as the president has declared a federal emergency for seven counties in the state. The orange number on the tail identifies the plane as one of the units using the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System to battle the blaze. (U.S. Army photo)

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