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Eye dropper

Tech. Sgt. Amy Lee serves as one of two dropsonde operators Aug. 26, 2011, on board a WC-130J aircraft with the Air Force’s Hurricane Hunters over the Atlantic. The operators launched a series of dropsondes, which are weather reconnaissance devices, out of the bottom of the aircraft via a large tube each time the aircraft entered the eye of the storm. A WC-130J is a modified C-130 Hercules aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. J. Justin Pearce)

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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)

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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)

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Preparing for the storm

Airmen fill sandbags Aug 25, 2011, in preparation for Hurricane Irene at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C. The hurricane, which was a Category 1 storm by the time it hit the East Coast, brought heavy winds and flooding. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Brittany Jones)

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New efforts enhance Irene response

Maryland National Guard Soldiers from units across the state worked around the clock to provide critical support to civilian law enforcement and fire fighting agencies in Salisbury, Md., during Hurricane Irene on Aug. 28, 2011. (U.S. Army photo/Maj. Rick Breitenfeldt)

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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)

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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)

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SJAFB cleans up after Irene

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)

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SJAFB cleans up after Irene

Airman 1st Class Calvin Myers removes a large piece of siding from the Berkeley Gate guard shack roof in the aftermath of Hurricane Irene at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., Aug. 28, 2011. The base received nearly ten inches of rainfall and 60-knot winds Aug. 27, which resulted in approximately 40 fallen trees and roof damage to a few base facilities. Myers is from the 4th Civil Engineer Squadron Structures Shop. (U.S. Air Force photo/1st Lt. Matt Schroff)

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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)

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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)

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Hurricane Irene

With about 101,000 National Guard members ready to assist eastern seaboard states in Hurricane Irene’s path, the National Guard Command Center in Arlington, Va., seen here Aug. 26, 2011, is monitoring the storm and National Guard support to civilian authorities around the clock. (U.S. Army photo/Staff Sgt. Jim Greenhill)

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Hurricane Irene

Satellite imagery of Hurricane Irene on Aug. 26, 2011. (Courtesy of U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)

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Hurricane Gustav response

In this Aug. 28, 2008, photo, Shawn Dahl, a meteorologist with the 618th Tanker Airlift Control Center Weather Cell at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., keeps an eye on the satellite picture that shows the location of Hurricane Gustav.

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Hurricane Irene

(U.S. Air Force graphic/Corey Parrish)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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Preparing for the storm

An Airman drives a forklift carrying sandbags to various buildings at Langley Air Force Base, Va.,in an effort to prevent possible flooding from Hurricane Irene, Aug. 25, 2011. The base is preparing for the hurricane, which is expected to make landfall in the area early Sunday morning. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Logan Tuttle/released)

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Preparing for the storm

1st Lt. Phill Bergeron throws down a sandbag in front of the entrance of the Air Force Targeting Center, Aug. 25, 2011 at Langley Air Force Base, Va. Bergeron is the chief of standards and evaluation with the 15th Intel Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Logan Tuttle)

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