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Rescue equipment bound for Japan is moved to a C-17 Globemaster III March 12, 2011, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. Air transportation Airmen from the 89th Aerial Port Squadron prepared 14 pallets of technical search-and-rescue gear, including inflatable swift-water rescue boats, generators, trench rescue and cutting equipment. The gear is being transported by C-17 to provide assistance after an earthquake and tsunami hit Japan March 11, 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Perry Aston)

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Mobility Airmen

Airmen from the 89th Aerial Port Squadron load pallets onto a C-17 Globemaster III on March 12, 2011, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. Air transportation Airmen from the 89th APS created 14 pallets of technical search and rescue gear, to include inflatable swift-water rescue boats, generators, trench rescue and cutting equipment. The gear is being transported by C-17 to more than 80 Fairfax County Urban Search and Rescue technicians, to provide assistance in the rescue effort after an earthquake and tsunami hit Japan on March 11, 2011. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Senior Airman Perry Aston)

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Mobility Airmen

Dave Heybourne, a member of the United Kingdom International Search and Rescue team, preps his gear March 14, 2011, to support relief operations at Misawa Air Base, Japan, following an 8.9-magnitude earthquake that triggered a tsunami off Japan's eastern coast. (U.S. Navy photo/Chief Petty Officer Daniel Sanford)

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Mobility Airmen

Airmen from the 89th Aerial Port Squadron load pallets onto a C-17 Globemaster III March 12, 2011, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. Air transportation Airmen prepared 14 pallets of technical search-and-rescue gear, including inflatable swift-water rescue boats, generators, trench rescue and cutting equipment. The gear is being transported by C-17 to provide assistance after an earthquake and tsunami hit Japan March 11, 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Perry Aston)

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Mobility Airmen

Airmen from the 89th Aerial Port Squadron load pallets onto a C-17 Globemaster III March 12, 2011, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. Air transportation Airmen prepared 14 pallets of technical search-and-rescue gear, including inflatable swift-water rescue boats, generators, trench rescue and cutting equipment. The gear is being transported by C-17 to provide assistance after an earthquake and tsunami hit Japan March 11, 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Perry Aston)

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Mobility Airmen

Rescue equipment bound for Japan is moved to a C-17 Globemaster III March 12, 2011, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. Air transportation Airmen from the 89th Aerial Port Squadron prepared 14 pallets of technical search-and-rescue gear, including inflatable swift-water rescue boats, generators, trench rescue and cutting equipment. The gear is being transported by C-17 to provide assistance after an earthquake and tsunami hit Japan March 11, 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Perry Aston)

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Modular airborne firefighting system

Air Force Reserve Command and Air National Guard aircrews flying C-130 Hercules aircraft, similar to this one, equipped with modular airborne firefighting systems, or MAFFS, are deploying to California to fight wildfires. The aircraft can drop up to 3000 gallons of retardant covering an area one-quarter of a mile long and 60 feet wide. (File photo)

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Modular Airborne Firefighting System

Fire retardant is deployed from the back of a modular airborne firefighting system-equipped C-130 Hercules July 3 over the Goleta fire near Santa Barbara, Calif. The aircraft is from the Wyoming Air National Guard's 187th Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Roy Santana)

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More on the way

Master Sgt. David Larson (right) catches a sandbag from Master Sgt. Kyle Kemmet as they participate in a human chain March 16, 2010, in the River Vili area of Fargo, N.D. They are building a flood barrier to the rising water of the Red River in the backyard of homes. Both Airmen are assigned to the North Dakota Air National Guard's 119th Logistics Readiness Squadron. (Defense Department photo/Senior Master Sgt. David H. Lipp)

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More relief on the way

GULFPORT, Miss. -- A C-5 Galaxy from the New York Air National Guard's 105th Airlift Wing sits on a ramp at the combat readiness training center here as Airmen with the 137th Airlift Squadron unload a cargo bay full of support vehicles and equipment. The equipment will be used for Hurricane Katrina relief operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael O'Halloran)

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More relief on the way

ALBANY, N.Y. -- A C-5 Galaxy sits on the flightline before cargo is loaded Sept. 5 by Airmen with the 109th Aerial Port Squadron at the Albany International Airport. The cargo was bound for Gulfport, Miss., in support of Hurricane Katrina relief operations. The Galaxy belongs to the New York Air National Guard's 105th Airlift Wing that has flown 12 missions delivering about 1.5 million pounds of cargo and 400 passengers in support of the relief effort. (U.S. Air Force photos by Tech. Sgt. Michael O'Halloran)

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More relief on the way

ALBANY, N.Y. -- A scamp crane sits inside a C-5 Galaxy before a Humvee is loaded Sept. 5 by Airmen with the 109th Aerial Port Squadron at the Albany International Airport. The cargo was bound for Gulfport, Miss., in support of Hurricane Katrina relief operations. The Galaxy belongs to the New York Air National Guard's 105th Airlift Wing that has flown 12 missions delivering about 1.5 million pounds of cargo and 400 passengers in support of the relief effort. (U.S. Air Force photos by Tech. Sgt. Michael O'Halloran)

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Mule train

BALAKOT, Pakistan -- Pakistani Soldiers are using mules to get much needed relief supplies to earthquake victims in remote mountainous areas of this country. This team left Oct. 20 after U.S. military helicopters flew relief supplies here. The Oct. 8 earthquake devastated parts of Pakistan, India and Kashmir. The U.S. military is playing a key role in transporting relief supplies into the country, and then using helicopters to get it to remote areas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Mike Buytas)

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Multinational aid delivered to Haiti

The Netherlands air force Master Sgt. Marcel Boeija reconfigures a C-17 Globemaster III on Jan. 20, 2010, to load aid materials and equipment bound for Haiti. The aircraft and its multinational aircrew were preparing for a second mission from Orebro, Sweden. The crew had previously delivered 15 pallets of material to construct a headquarters for aid workers at the Port-au-Prince, Haiti, airport on Jan. 18, 2010. Sergeant Boeija is a loadmaster with the Heavy Airlift Wing at Papa Air Base, Hungary. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Michael T. McCool)

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Multinational aid delivered to Haiti

A multinational aircrew from the Heavy Airlift Wing out of Papa Air Base, Hungary, loads a C-17 Globemaster III with aid supplies and equipment coming out of Orebro, Sweden, for its second mission to Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The first load of materials was delivered Jan. 18, 2010, to Port-au-Prince's main airport. The air relief is being delivered in response to a massive earthquake that struck Haiti Jan. 12, 2010. This is the first humanitarian assistance operation flown by the Heavy Airlift Wing since it stood up in July 2009. The wing is a multinational force made up of airmen from 12 nations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Michael T. McCool)

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Multinational aid delivered to Haiti

Norwegian air force 1st Lt. Jan Barre Prestbakmo, a loadmaster for the Heavy Airlift Wing out of Papa Air Base, Hungary, gives directions to the pilot as his C-17 transport aircraft backs up in preparation for takeoff from the main airport at Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Jan. 18, 2010. The aircraft and multinational aircrew had just delivered 15 pallets of material to construct a headquarters for aid workers at the airport. The air relief is being delivered in response to a massive earthquake that struck Haiti Jan. 12, 2010. This is the first humanitarian assistance operation flown by the Heavy Airlift Wing since it stood up in July 2009. The wing is a multinational force made up of airmen from 12 nations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Richelle Morey)

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Multinational aid delivered to Haiti

Norwegian air force 1st Lt. Jan Barre Prestbakmo gives directions to the pilot as his C-17 transport aircraft backs up in preparation for takeoff from the main airport at Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Jan. 18, 2010. The aircraft and multinational aircrew had just delivered 15 pallets of material to construct a headquarters for aid workers at the airport. The air relief is being delivered in response to a massive earthquake that struck Haiti Jan. 12, 2010. This is the first humanitarian assistance operation flown by the Heavy Airlift Wing since it stood up in July 2009. The wing is a multinational force made up of airmen from 12 nations. Lieutenant Prestbakmo is a loadmaster for the Heavy Airlift Wing out of Papa Air Base, Hungary. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Richelle Morey)

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National Guard in two states prepare for rising river waters

More than 600 National Guardsmen in Illinois and Missouri will continue sandbagging operations along the Mississippi River June 16 in an effort to thwart the floodwaters that are subsiding in Iowa. Guardsmen fill sandbags in Clarksville, Mo., an area expected to recieve more floodwater this week. In Illinois, 400 Soldiers and Airmen were mobilized during the weekend to work on the levees north and south of Quincy, Ill. About 100 Air National Guardsmen from the 183rd Fighter Wing in Springfield, Ill., the 182nd Airlift Wing in Peoria were mobilized June 15. (Missouri National Guard photo/Gary Stevens)

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National Guards protect checkpoints

Master Sgt. Chris Montoga, right, and Airman First Class Jon Taggart man a checkpoint in Foley, Mo., June 20. Checkpoints manned by members of the Missouri Air National Guard are set up along a 30-mile stretch of the Mississippi River near Winfield, Mo. Air National guardsmen control access to flooded areas provide a deterrent to would-be looters. Sergeant Montoga and Airman Taggart are both from the 131st Fighter Wing at Lambert Field, Mo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt Jack Braden)

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National Guards protect checkpoints

Master Sgt. Chris Montoga, right, and Airman First Class Jon Taggart man a checkpoint in Foley, Mo., June 20. Checkpoints manned by members of the Missouri Air National Guard are set up along a 30-mile stretch of the Mississippi River near Winfield, Mo. Air National guardsmen control access to flooded areas and provide a deterrent to would-be looters. Sergeant Montoga and Airman Taggart are both from the 131st Fighter Wing at Lambert Field, Mo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt Jack Braden)

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