Airmen from the 36th Contingency Response Group load their gear and equipment onto a C-17 Globemaster III on Wake Island Sept. 12. The C-17, from the 535th Airlift Squadron at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, is taking the 36th CRG back home to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The 36th CRG was the initial assessment team on the island to survey the airfield after the island was hit by Super Typhoon Ioke Aug. 31. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)