U.S. Northern Command

The Navy's Global Hawk Maritime Demonstrator takes off from Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., Sept. 13, 2008, for a 24-hour flight in support of a wide area damage assessment mission following Hurricane Ike's landfall. The unmanned vehicle flew over the area, providing imagery of the destruction caused by the hurricane in support of federal, state and local responders to post-landfall recovery operations. U.S. Northern Command continues to support federal, state and local Hurricane Ike response efforts in Texas. Photo by Staff Sgt. James L. Harper Jr. Click to download hi-res version

Two CH-47F Chinook helicopters from the 2nd “Lobo” Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry “Warrior” Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, hover in a holding pattern at Hood Army Air Field, Fort Hood, Texas, July 10. Two similar Chinooks recently deployed in support of U.S. Northern Command, which is supporting federal, state and local response efforts in Texas. Photo by Sgt. Nathan J.J. Hoskins Click to download hi-res version

U.S. Air Force Pararescueman Staff Sgt. Lopaka Mounts, assigned to the 331st Air Expeditionary Group receives a hug from a resident during search and rescue operations after Hurricane Ike, September 13, 2008. U.S. Northern Command is supporting federal, state and local Hurricane Ike response efforts in Texas. Photo by Staff Sgt. James L. Harper Jr. Click to download hi-res version

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Lopaka Mounts (left) and Senior Airman Brandon Smith, both Pararescueman assigned to the 331st Air Expeditionary Group, run through a flooded portion of Galveston Texas, in search of residents in need of evacuation during search and rescue operations after Hurricane Ike, September 13, 2008. U.S. Northern Command is supporting federal, state and local Hurricane Ike response efforts in Texas. Photo by Staff Sgt. James L. Harper Jr. Click to download hi-res version

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Lopaka Mounts, a Pararescueman assigned to the 331st Air Expeditionary Group, crossloads a patient to a litter during search and rescue operations in Galveston Texas after Hurricane Ike, September 13, 2008. U.S. Northern Command is supporting federal, state and local Hurricane Ike response efforts in Texas. Photo by Staff Sgt. James L. Harper Jr. Click to download hi-res version

U.S. Air Force Pararescueman Staff Sgt. Lopaka Mounts, assigned to the 331st Air Expeditionary Group conducts search and rescue operations in Galveston Texas after Hurricane Ike, September 13, 2008. U.S. Northern Command is supporting federal, state and local Hurricane Ike response efforts in Texas. Photo by Staff Sgt. James L. Harper Jr. Click to download hi-res version

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Brandon Smith (left) and Staff Sgt. Lopaka Mounts, both Pararescueman assigned to the 331st Air Expeditionary Group conduct search and rescue operations in Galveston Texas after Hurricane Ike, September 13, 2008. U.S. Northern Command is supporting federal, state and local Hurricane Ike response efforts in Texas. Photo by Staff Sgt. James L. Harper Jr. Click to download hi-res version

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Brandon Smith (left)and Staff Sgt. Lopaka Mounts, both Pararescueman assigned to the 331st Air Expeditionary Group conduct search and rescue operations in Galveston Texas after Hurricane Ike, September 13, 2008. U.S. Northern Command is supporting federal, state and local Hurricane Ike response efforts in Texas. Photo by Staff Sgt. James L. Harper Jr. Click to download hi-res version

A U.S. Air Force Search and rescue UH-60 assigned to the 331st Air Expeditionary Group sits in the street during search and rescue operations in Glaveston, Texas after Hurricane Ike, September 13, 2008. U.S. Northern Command is supporting federal, state and local Hurricane Ike response efforts in Texas. Photo by Staff Sgt. James L. Harper Jr. Click to download hi-res version

An HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter assigned to the 331st Air Expeditionary Group conducts search and rescue operations in Galveston, Texas, Sept. 13, 2008, following the landfall of Hurricane Ike. U.S. Northern Command is supporting federal, state and local Hurricane Ike response efforts in Texas. Photo by Staff Sgt. James L. Harper Jr. Click to download hi-res version

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Will Nabakowski, an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter flight engineer assigned to the 331st Air Expeditionary Group, conducts search and rescue operations for stranded residents in Galveston, Texas, Sept. 13, 2008, following the landfall of Hurricane Ike. U.S. Northern Command is supporting federal, state and local Hurricane Ike response efforts in Texas. Photo by Staff Sgt. James L. Harper Jr. Click to download hi-res version

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Lopaka Mounts, left, and Senior Airman Brandon Smith, both pararescueman assigned to the 331st Air Expeditionary Group, transport an injured resident from an ambulance for air evacuation during search and rescue operations in Galveston, Texas, Sept. 13, 2008, following the landfall of Hurricane Ike. U.S. Northern Command is supporting federal, state and local Hurricane Ike response efforts in Texas. Photo by Staff Sgt. James L. Harper Jr. Click to download hi-res version

A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter conducts search and rescue operations in Galveston, Texas, Sept. 13, 2008, following the landfall of Hurricane Ike. U.S. Northern Command is supporting federal, state and local Hurricane Ike response efforts in Texas. Photo by Staff Sgt. James L. Harper Jr. Click to download hi-res version

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Brandon Smith, a pararescueman assigned to the 331st Air Expeditionary Group, conducts search and rescue operations for residents in Galveston, Texas, Sept. 13, 2008, following the landfall of Hurricane Ike. U.S. Northern Command is supporting federal, state and local Hurricane Ike response efforts in Texas. Photo by Staff Sgt. James L. Harper Jr. Click to download hi-res version

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U.S. Army North personnel load their bags into a truck for transportation from Fort Sam Houston, Texas, to Camp Mabry, Texas, on Sept. 13, 2008. About 75 servicemembers and Department of Defense civilians are setting up their operational command post near the Joint Field Office just outside of Austin. U.S. Northern Command is supporting federal, state and local Hurricane Ike response efforts in Texas.Photo by Spc. Jeffrey Ledesma
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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Angela Burton and Senior Airman Melinda Ford unload medical equipment from a C-130 at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., Sept. 12, 2008. The Airmen were part of a combined effort from the 61st Air Wing C-130 aircraft and crews from Little Rock Air Force Base and the 908th Aero medical Evacuation Squadron Scott Air Force Base, Ill., to transport medical patients from Beaumont, Texas, to Lackland AFB, Texas, in preparation for Hurricane Ike's landfall in southern Texas. U.S. Northern Command is supporting federal, state and local Hurricane Ike response efforts in Texas, and aeromedical evacuation capabilities remain on alert pending FEMA requests for assistance. Photo by Staff Sgt. Chris Willis Click to download hi-res version

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 37th and 59th Air Wing unload hospital patients at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, Sept. 12, 2008, that were evacuated from Beaumont, Texas. These patients were transported by a combined effort from the Little Rock Air Force Base C-130 aircraft and crews and the 908th Aero medical Evacuation Squadron, Scott Air Force Base, Ill., in preparation for Hurricane Ike's landfall in southern Texas. U.S. Northern Command is supporting federal, state and local Hurricane Ike response efforts in Texas, and aeromedical evacuation capabilities remain on alert pending FEMA requests for assistance. Photo by Staff Sgt. Chris Willis Click to download hi-res version

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Apen Phillips goes through pre-flight procedures at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., Sept. 12, 2008, before takeoff to Beaumont, Texas. Phillips is part of a combined effort from the 61st Air Wing C-130 aircraft and crews Little Rock Air Force Base and the 908th Aero medical Evacuation Squadron Scott Air Force Base, Ill., that will be evacuating patients in Beaumont, Texas, to Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, in preparation for Hurricane Ike's landfall in southern Texas. U.S. Northern Command is supporting federal, state and local Hurricane Ike response efforts in Texas, and aeromedical evacuation capabilities remain on alert pending FEMA requests for assistance. Photo by Staff Sgt. Chris Willis Click to download hi-res version

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Melinda Ford goes through pre-flight procedures at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., Sept. 12, 2008, before takeoff to Beaumont, Texas. Ford is part of a combined effort from the 61st Air Wing C-130 aircraft and crews Little Rock Air Force Base and the 908th Aero medical Evacuation Squadron Scott Air Force Base, Ill., that will be evacuating patients in Beaumont, Texas, to Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, in preparation for Hurricane Ike's landfall in southern Texas. U.S. Northern Command is supporting federal, state and local Hurricane Ike response efforts in Texas, and aeromedical evacuation capabilities remain on alert pending FEMA requests for assistance. Photo by Staff Sgt. Chris Willis Click to download hi-res version

U.S. Air Force Airmen made up of active duty, Guard, and Reserve from multiple Air Force bases load hospital patients onto a C-130 aircraft at Beaumont Airport in Texas Sept. 12, 2008. Little Rock Air Force Base C-130s were deployed to perform aero medical and transportation missions in preparation for Hurricane Ike's landfall in southern Texas. U.S. Northern Command is supporting federal, state and local Hurricane Ike response efforts in Texas, and aeromedical evacuation capabilities remain on alert pending FEMA requests for assistance. Photo by Staff Sgt. Chris Willis Click to download hi-res version

U.S. Air Force Airmen made up of active duty, Guard, and Reserve from multiple Air Force bases load hospital patients onto an awaiting C-130 aircraft at the Beaumont Airport in Texas Sept. 12, 2008. Little Rock Air Force Base C-130s were deployed to perform aero medical and transportation missions in preparation for Hurricane Ike's landfall in southern Texas. U.S. Northern Command is supporting federal, state and local Hurricane Ike response efforts in Texas, and aeromedical evacuation capabilities remain on alert pending FEMA requests for assistance. Photo by Staff Sgt. Chris Willis Click to download hi-res version

U.S. Air Force Airmen made up of active duty, Guard, and Reserve from multiple Air Force bases load hospital patients onto a C-130 aircraft at the Beaumont Airport in Texas Sept. 12, 2008. Little Rock Air Force Base C-130s were deployed to perform aero medical and transportation missions in preparation for Hurricane Ike's landfall in southern Texas. U.S. Northern Command is supporting federal, state and local Hurricane Ike response efforts in Texas, and aeromedical evacuation capabilities remain on alert pending FEMA requests for assistance. Photo by Staff Sgt. Chris Willis Click to download hi-res version

Military personnel prepare a medical patient for evacuation Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2008 from Corpus Christi, Texas to a medical facility in Dallas as Hurricane Ike approaches the Texas Gulf Coast. U.S. Northern Command is supporting federal, state and local Hurricane Ike response efforts in Texas, and aeromedical evacuation capabilities remain on alert pending FEMA requests for assistance.Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Joshua Kelsey Click to download hi-res version

Air Force Maj. Janice McFall, Flight Doctor, 463rd Airlift Group from Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., helps place hospital patients and nursing home residents onboard a C-130 aircraft in preparation for Hurricane Ike in Corpus Christi, Texas, Sep. 10, 2008. U.S. Northern Command is supporting federal, state and local Hurricane Ike response efforts in Texas, and aeromedical evacuation capabilities remain on alert pending FEMA requests for assistance. Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Jason Stephens Click to download hi-res version

Military personnel take a medical patient to an Air Force C-130 cargo aircraft for evacuation Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2008, from Corpus Christi, Texas, to a medical facility in Dallas as Hurricane Ike approaches the Texas Gulf Coast. U.S. Northern Command is supporting federal, state and local Hurricane Ike response efforts in Texas, and aeromedical evacuation capabilities remain on alert pending FEMA requests for assistance.Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Joshua Kelsey Click to download hi-res version

Air Force personnel assigned to the 6th Medical Group out of McDill Air Force Base, Tampa, Fla., and volunteers from the Disaster Medical Assistance Team assist in the evacuation of patients Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2008, from local hospitals and nursing homes as Hurricane Ike approaches the Texas Gulf Coast. U.S. Northern Command is supporting federal, state and local Hurricane Ike response efforts in Texas, and aeromedical evacuation capabilities remain on alert pending FEMA requests for assistance.Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Joshua Kelsey
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Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Rowena Sanchez-Reitan and Master Sgt. Mark Juarez, both air evacuation technicians from the 433rd Air Evacuation Squadron, asemble an oxygen system in a C-130E Hercules aircraft at Corpus Christi International Airport in Texas Sept. 11, 2008, during a planned evacuation from Hurricane Ike. U.S. Northern Command is supporting federal, state and local Hurricane Ike response efforts in Texas, and aeromedical evacuation capabilities remain on alert pending FEMA requests for assistance. Photo by Airman 1st Class Steele Briton
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Military personnel take a medical patient to an Air Force C-130 cargo aircraft for evacuation Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2008 from Corpus Christi, Texas to a medical facility in Dallas as Hurricane Ike approaches the Texas Gulf Coast. U.S. Northern Command is supporting federal, state and local Hurricane Ike response efforts in Texas, and aeromedical evacuation capabilities remain on alert pending FEMA requests for assistance.Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Joshua Kelsey Click to download hi-res version

Members of the Disaster Medical Assistance Team and Air Force personnel assigned to the 6th Medical Group out of McDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Fla., comfort a patient Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2008 during a medical evacuation at Corpus Christi International Airport. U.S. Northern Command is supporting federal, state and local Hurricane Ike response efforts in Texas, and aeromedical evacuation capabilities remain on alert pending FEMA requests for assistance.Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Laura Moore Click to download hi-res version

Airmen assigned to the 6th Medical Group discuss patient care during a medical evacuation of local hospitals to the Corpus Christi International Airport in Texas Sept. 10-11, 2008. The 6th Medical Group is from McDill Air Force Base, Tampa Bay, Fla., and is assisting U.S. Northern Command in supporting federal, state and local Hurricane Ike response efforts in Texas. USNORTHCOM's and aeromedical evacuation capabilities remain on alert pending FEMA requests for assistance. Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Laura Moore Click to download hi-res version

Ambulances line up in Corpus Christi, Texas, Sept. 10, 2008, in preparation for a planned aeromedical evacuation from Hurricane Ike. U.S. Northern Command is supporting federal, state and local Hurricane Ike response efforts in Texas, and aeromedical evacuation capabilities remain on alert pending FEMA requests for assistance.Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Jason Stephens Click to download hi-res version

Patients wait in Corpus Christi, Texas, Sept. 10, 2008, in preparation for a planned aeromedical evacuation from Hurricane Ike. U.S. Northern Command is supporting federal, state and local Hurricane Ike response efforts in Texas, and aeromedical evacuation capabilities remain on alert pending FEMA requests for assistance.Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Jason Stephens Click to download hi-res version

A C-17 Globemaster III aircraft is loaded with supplies at Kelly Air Force Base, Texas, Sept. 10, 2008, to be flown to McAllen, Texas, to prestage for possible Hurricane Ike recovery efforts. U.S. Northern Command is supporting federal, state and local Hurricane Ike response efforts in Texas, and aeromedical evacuation capabilities remain on alert pending FEMA requests for assistance.Photo by Senior Airman Jennifer Flores
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Air Force Maj. Janice McFall directs Airmen from the 50th Airlift Squadron, 463rd Airlift Group out of Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., as they carry a hospital patient into a C-130 Hercules aircraft in Corpus Christi, Texas, Sept. 11, 2008, during a planned evacuation from Hurricane Ike. U.S. Northern Command is supporting federal, state and local Hurricane Ike response efforts in Texas, and aeromedical evacuation capabilities remain on alert pending FEMA requests for assistance. Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Joshua Lee Kelsey Click to download hi-res version

Air Force Staff Sgt. Jon Jackson, a loadmaster assigned to the 58th Airlift Squadron out of Altus Air Force Base, Okla., directs a humvee into a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at Kelly Air Force Base, Texas, Sept. 10, 2008. The aircraft was to be flown to McAllen, Texas, to prestage for possible Hurricane Ike recovery efforts. U.S. Northern Command is supporting federal, state and local Hurricane Ike response efforts in Texas, and aeromedical evacuation capabilities remain on alert pending FEMA requests for assistance.Photo by Senior Airman Jennifer Flores
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An Airman sits by the bed of an evacuated senior citizen at Corpus Christi International Airport in Texas Sept. 11, 2008, while waiting to board C-130 Hercules aircraft from Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., during a planned evacuation from Hurricane Ike. U.S. Northern Command is supporting federal, state and local Hurricane Ike response efforts in Texas, and aeromedical evacuation capabilities remain on alert pending FEMA requests for assistance. Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Joshua Lee Kelsey Click to download hi-res version

Humvees carrying humanitarian supplies are loaded into a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at Kelly Air Force Base, Texas, Sept. 10, 2008. The aircraft from the 58th Airlift Squadron at Altus Air Force Base, Okla., was to be flown to McAllen, Texas, to prestage for possible Hurricane Ike recovery efforts. U.S. Northern Command is supporting federal, state and local Hurricane Ike response efforts in Texas, and aeromedical evacuation capabilities remain on alert pending FEMA requests for assistance.Photo by Senior Airman Jennifer Flores Click to download hi-res version

A military aircraft waits on the runway in Corpus Christi, Texas, Sept. 10, 2008, for a planned aeromedical evacuation from Hurricane Ike. U.S. Northern Command is supporting federal, state and local Hurricane Ike response efforts in Texas, and aeromedical evacuation capabilities remain on alert pending FEMA requests for assistance.Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Jason Stephens Click to download hi-res version

Members of the Mobile Aeromedical Staging Facility (MASF) team based out of MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., help train a Disaster Medical Assistance Team based out of San Benardino, Calif., on proper litter lifting and carrying techniques. The MASF team deployed in support of U.S. Northern Command, which is supporting federal, state and local Hurricane Ike response efforts there. Photo by Air Force Staff Sgt. Joseph L. Swafford Jr. Click to download hi-res version

A paramedic watches as a C-130 Hercules from Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., comes to a stop on the tarmac in Corpus Christi, Texas, Sept. 11. The C-130 arrived at Corpus Christie to transport patients to a safe location out of Hurricane Ike's path. The MASF team deployed in support of U.S. Northern Command, which is supporting federal, state and local Hurricane Ike response efforts there. Photo by Air Force Staff Sgt. Joseph L. Swafford Jr. Click to download hi-res version

First Lt. Jason Estes, director of operations for the Mobile Aeromedical Staging Facility team based out of MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., tends to a patient waiting for evacuation in Corpus Christi, Texas, Sept. 11. The team worked late into the night helping evacuate patients from a local area hospital. U.S. Air Force aircraft transported patients to safe locations out of Hurricane Ike's path. The MASF team deployed in support of U.S. Northern Command, which is supporting federal, state and local Hurricane Ike response efforts there. Photo by Air Force Staff Sgt. Joseph L. Swafford Jr. Click to download hi-res version

Members of a Mobile Aeromedical Staging Facility team from MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., board a plane headed to Corpus Christi, Texas. The MASF team deployed in support of U.S. Northern Command, which is supporting federal, state and local Hurricane Ike response efforts there. Photo by Air Force Staff Sgt. Joseph L. Swafford Jr. Click to download hi-res version

Senior Airman Kenneth Alexander (left) and Capt. Alan Delgado, both members of a Mobile Aeromedical Staging Facility team from MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., unload medical supplies in Corpus Christi, Texas. The MASF team deployed in support of U.S. Northern Command, which is supporting federal, state and local Hurricane Ike response efforts there. Photo by Air Force Staff Sgt. Joseph L. Swafford Jr. Click to download hi-res version

Members of a Mobile Aeromedical Staging Facility team from MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., set up litters in preparation for incoming aeromedical evacuation patients. The MASF team deployed in support of U.S. Northern Command, which is supporting federal, state and local Hurricane Ike response efforts there. Photo by Air Force Staff Sgt. Joseph L. Swafford Jr. Click to download hi-res version

Mobile Aeromedical Staging Facility team members from MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., unload medical supplies at Corpus Christi, Texas. The MASF team deployed in support of U.S. Northern Command, which is supporting federal, state and local Hurricane Ike response efforts there. Photo by Air Force Staff Sgt. Joseph L. Swafford Jr. Click to download hi-res version

Staff Sgt Jennifer Corbin from MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., and Tech Sgt. Jameria Doyle from Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga., look over administrative paperwork before Hurricane Ike evacuees arrive in Corpus Christi, Texas. U.S. Northern Command is supporting federal, state and local hurricane response efforts in Texas. Photo by Air Force Staff Sgt. Joseph L. Swafford Jr. Click to download hi-res version

Senior Airman Kenneth Alexander (left) and Staff Sgt. Christine Davis, both members of a Mobile Aeromedical Staging Facility team from MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., unload medical supplies at Corpus Christi, Texas. The MASF team deployed in support of U.S. Northern Command, which is supporting federal, state and local Hurricane Ike response efforts there. Photo by Air Force Staff Sgt. Joseph L. Swafford Jr. Click to download hi-res version

ALEXANDRIA, La.-- Local contractors provide hot meals for U.S. military personnel during the Hurricane Gustav relief efforts here, Sept. 2, 2008. Photo by Senior Airman Christopher Hubenthal Click to download hi-res version

A group of Federal Air Marshals returns to New Orleans Sept. 3, 2008, following Hurricane Gustav. U.S. Northern Command and U.S. Transportation Command evacuated many first responders prior to Gustav's landfall Sept. 1 and flew them back from Dallas using contracted aircraft. USNORTHCOM, in support of FEMA, directed the air evacuation of several thousand people as part of the command's defense support of civil authorities mission. Photo by Tech. Sgt. Sean Worrell Click to download hi-res version

A helicopter crew assigned to Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 7 departs Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Fla., Sept. 1, 2008, to stage at Naval Ir Station Pensacola, Fla. in case rotary wing assistance is requested of the Navy in support of Hurricane Gustav relief efforts. Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Leah Stiles Click to download hi-res version

NASHVILLE, Tenn.-- Master Sgt. Daren Smith, Tennessee Air National Guard, directs Hurricane Gustav evacuees off a C-130 and into a hangar, August 31. Four C-130s and aircrews from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, evacuated more than 400 local residents and critically ill patients from local hospitals. The evacuees were sent to different cities in Tennessee where relief teams were awaiting their arrival with food, water and shelter. Photo by Senior Airman Jennifer Romig Click to download hi-res version

NASHVILLE, Tenn.-- Hurricane Gustav evacuees from New Orleans step off a C-17 from McChord Air Force Base, Wash., August 31 after being transported out of harm's way. To date, Air Mobility Command units have transported more than 6,500 Gustav evacuees to safety. The evacuees were sent to different cities in Tennessee where relief teams were awaiting their arrival with food, water and shelter. Photo by Senior Airman Jennifer Romig Click to download hi-res version

NEW ORLEANS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT-- A Navy C-130 sits at the New Orleans International Airport waiting to help evacuate local residents to safety, August 31. Evacuation efforts against Hurricane Gustav were supported by all branches of the military Saturday through Sunday. The evacuees were sent to different cities in neighboring states where relief teams were awaiting their arrival with food, water and shelter. Photo by Senior Airman Jennifer Romig Click to download hi-res version

A member of the Emergency Medical Service Strike Team uses a respirator on a patient prior to loading him onto a C-17 Globemaster III from McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., at the Lakefront Airport in New Orleans, La., Aug. 31, 2008. Members of the 199th are helping to evacuating civilian out of New Orleans prior to Hurricane Gustav making landfall. Photo by Technical Sgt. Sean M. Worrell Click to download hi-res version

Members of the Emergency Medical Service Strike Team wheel a patient out of an ambulance prior to loading her onto a C-17 Globemaster III from McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., at the Lakefront Airport in New Orleans, La., Aug. 31, 2008. Members of the 199th are helping to evacuating civilian out of New Orleans prior to Hurricane Gustav making landfall. Photo by Technical Sgt. Sean M. Worrell Click to download hi-res version

080831-F-0929W-259 Private First Class Kasey Preuet of the 199th Foxtrot Support Company, Lake Charles, Louisiana National Guard, uses a reporator to give oxygen to a patient aboard a C-17 Globemaster III from McGuire AFB, N.J., at the Lakefront Airport in New Orleans, La., Aug.31, 2008. Members of the 199th are evacuating civilian out of New Orleans prior to Hurricane Gustav making landfall. Photo by Technical Sgt. Sean M. Worrell Click to download hi-res version

Members of the 199th Foxtrot Support Company, Lake Charles, Louisiana National Guard, move a patient aboard a C-17 Globemaster III from McGuire AFB, N.J., at the Lakefront Airport in New Orleans, La., Aug.31, 2008. Members of the 199th are evacuating civilian out of New Orleans prior to Hurricane Gustav making landfall. Photo by Technical Sgt. Sean M. Worrell Click to download hi-res version

Members of the 615th Contingency Response Wing, Travis Air Force Base, Calif., prepare patient for evacuation aboard a C-17 Globemaster III. Members of the 615th are evacuating civilian out of New Orleans prior to Hurricane Gustav making landfall. Photo by Technical Sgt. Sean M. Worrell Click to download hi-res version

A Canadian C-17 Globemaster III, waits for patients to be loaded at the Lakefront Airport in New Orleans, La., Aug.31, 2008. The patient are being evacuated out of New Orleans prior to Hurricane Gustav making landfall. The Canadian Forces aircraft was brought in to help as part of the Civil Assistance Plan between the United States and Canada. Photo by Technical Sgt. Sean M. Worrell Click to download hi-res version

A member of the 514th Aeromedical Evacuation Sq., and two New Orleans Paramedics move a patient on a stretcher to a Canadian C-17 Globemaster III , at the Lakefront Airport in New Orleans, La., Aug.31, 2008. Members of the 514th are evacuating civilian out of New Orleans prior to Hurricane Gustav making landfall. The Canadian Forces aircraft was brought in to help as part of the Civil Assistance Plan between the United States and Canada. Photo by Technical Sgt. Sean M. Worrell Click to download hi-res version

Evacuees of Hurricane Gustav arrive at the Louis Armstrong International Airport, New Orleans, La., to board a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III The Federal Emergency Management Agency and The Department of Defense chartered to transport citizens to destinations safely outside the hurricanes path, Aug. 31, 2008. Photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Weismiller Click to download hi-res version

Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff greets U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Steve Flanagan during a tour of medical evacuation operations for Hurricane Gustav, Lake Front Airport, New Orleans, La., Aug. 31, 2008. The Federal Emergency Management Agency and The Department of Defense chartered flights to transport citizens to destinations safely outside the hurricanes path. Photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Weismiller Click to download hi-res version

Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff walks with U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Steve Flanagan during a tour of medical evacuation operations for Hurricane Gustav, Lake Front Airport, New Orleans, La.,, Aug. 31, 2008. The Federal Emergency Management Agency and The Department of Defense chartered flights to transport citizens to destinations safely outside the hurricanes path. Photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Weismiller Click to download hi-res version

U.S. Army Soldiers and emergency personnel help an evacuee of Hurricane Gustav board a C-17 Globemaster III at Lake Front Airport, New Orleans, La., Aug. 31, 2008. The Federal Emergency Management Agency and The Department of Defense chartered flights to transport citizens to destinations safely outside the hurricanes path. Photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Weismiller Click to download hi-res version

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Frances Williams helps an evacuee of Hurricane Gustav board a flight The Federal Emergency Management Agency and The Department of Defense chartered to transport citizens to destinations safely outside the hurricanes path Lake Front Airport, New Orleans, La., Aug. 31, 2008. Photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Weismiller Click to download hi-res version

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Frances Williams helps an evacuee of Hurricane Gustav board a flight The Federal Emergency Management Agency and The Department of Defense haschartered to transport citizens to destinations safely outside the hurricanes path Lake Front Airport, New Orleans, La., Aug. 31, 2008. Photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Weismiller Click to download hi-res version

Emergency vehicles carrying evacuees of Hurricane Gustav stage near a Canadian Air Force C-17 at Lake Front Airport, New Orleans, La., Aug. 31, 2008. The Federal Emergency Management Agency and The Department of Defense chartered flights to transport citizens to destinations safely outside the hurricanes path.The Canadian Forces aircraft was brought in to help as part of the Civil Assistance Plan between the United States and Canada. Photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Weismiller Click to download hi-res version

Emergency vehicles carrying evacuees of Hurricane Gustav stage near a Canadian Air Force C-17 at Lake Front Airport, New Orleans, La., Aug. 31, 2008. The Federal Emergency Management Agency and The Department of Defense chartered flights to transport citizens to destinations safely outside the hurricanes path. The Canadian Forces aircraft was brought in to help as part of the Civil Assistance Plan between the United States and Canada. Photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Weismiller Click to download hi-res version

Canadian Air Force medical technician Kate Ryan helps evacuees of Hurricane Gustav to board a flight The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency and The Department of Defense chartered to transport citizens to destinations safely outside the hurricanes path Lake Front Airport, New Orleans, La., Aug. 31, 2008. The Canadian Forces aircraft was brought in to help as part of the Civil Assistance Plan between the United States and Canada. Photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Weismiller Click to download hi-res version

Canadian Air Force Cpl. Patrick Richer helps an evacuee of Hurricane Gustav board a flight the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency and The Department of Defense haschartered to transport citizens to destinations safely outside the hurricanes path Lake Front Airport, New Orleans, La., Aug. 31, 2008. The Canadian Forces aircraft was brought in to help as part of the Civil Assistance Plan between the United States and Canada. Photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Weismiller Click to download hi-res version

U.S. and Canadian Armed Forces personnel help an evacuee of Hurricane Gustav to board a flight. The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency and The Department of Defense chartered to transport citizens to destinations safely outside the hurricanes path Lake Front Airport, New Orleans, La., Aug. 31, 2008. The Canadian Forces aircraft was brought in to help as part of the Civil Assistance Plan between the United States and Canada. Photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Weismiller Click to download hi-res version

A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III carrying evacuees of Hurricane Gustav prepares to take off as the hurricane approaches. The Federal Emergency Management Agency and The Department of Defense chartered flights to transport citizens to destinations safely outside the hurricanes path, Aug. 31, 2008. Photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Weismiller Click to download hi-res version

Captain Marian Collins, Logistics Officer, 615th Contingency Response Wing, Travis AFB, Calif., speaks on a cell phone in the Command Center at the Luis Armstrong International Airport, New Orleans, La., Aug. 31, 2008. Capt Collins is supporting the operations to evacuate civilians from New Orleans prior to Hurricane Gustav making landfall. Photo by Technical Sgt. Sean M. Worrell Click to download hi-res version

Senior Chief Ross Petersen, VR-61, Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Wash., prepares paperwork prior to a flight carrying New Orleans evacuees at the Louis Armstrong International Airport, New Orleans, La., prior to Hurricane Gustav making land fall, Aug. 30, 2008. Photo by Technical Sgt. Sean M. Worrell Click to download hi-res version

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Shawn Showman, 615th Contingency Response Wing, Travis Air Force Base, CA, speaks with Senior Master Sgt. Curtis Cookston also the 615th CRW, during civilian evacuation operations at the Louis Armstrong International Airport, New Orleans, La., Aug. 30, 2008. MSgt. Showman is supporting the operations to evacuate civilians from New Orleans prior to Hurricane Gustav making landfall. Photo by Technical Sgt. Sean M. Worrell Click to download hi-res version

A member of the 615th Contingency Response Wing, Travis Air Force Base, Calif., prepares to guide an aircraft out of it blocks at the Louis Armstrong International Airport, New Orleans, La., Aug. 30, 2008. Members of the 615th supporting the operations to evacuate civilians from New Orleans prior to Hurricane Gustav making landfall. Photo by Technical Sgt. Sean M. Worrell Click to download hi-res version

Members of MacDill Air Force Base ground crew secure HUMVEEs on a C-17 Globemaster. The vehicals and medical supplies were sent to Beaumont, Texas, in support of evacuations prior to hurricane Gustav's arrival. hoto by Staff Sgt. Joseph Swafford Jr. Click to download
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Loadmasters Master Sgt. Tom Harrison (rear) and Staff Sgt. Dustin Canterbury (Front) from Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, prepare to load HUMVEEs and medical supplies onto a C-17 Globemaster. The supplies are headed to Beaumont, Texas in preparation for hurricane Gustav relief efforts. Photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph Swafford Jr. Click to download
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Staff Sgt. Dustin Canterbury, a loadmaster from Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, prepare to load HUMVEEs and medical supplies onto a C-17 Globemaster. The supplies are headed to Beaumont, Texas in preparation for hurricane Gustav relief efforts. Photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph Swafford Jr. Click to download hi-res version

A crew based out of Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, prepares to load HUMVEEs, medical supplies and members of 6th Medical Group from MacDill AFB onto a C-17 Globemaster. The supplies are headed to Beaumont, Texas in preparation for hurricane Gustav relief efforts. Photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph Swafford Jr. Click to download hi-res version

Staff Sgt. Dustin Centerbury, C-17 loadmaster from Altus Air Force Base, loads a HUMVEE onto the aircraft at MacDill AFB. The HUMVEEs and medical supplies were deployed to Beaumont, Texas, to assist in preparation for hurricane Gustav evacuations. Photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph Swafford Jr. Click to download hi-res version

Master Sgt. Kevin Moss, Texas Air National Guard, marshals a C-130 Hercules at Southeast Texas regional airport in Beaumont, Texas. The C-130 evacuated more than 150 patients from nursing homes and extended care facilities from in and around the area in preperation for hurricane Gustav's arrival. Photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph Swafford Jr. Click to download hi-res version

Staff Sgt. Dustin Canterbury, C-17 loadmaster from Altus Air Force Base, checks the clearance of a 10K forklift being loaded onto the aircraft. Medical supplies and vehicals were loaded up at MacDill AFB before heading to Beaumont, Texas, to assist in preparation for hurricane Gustav evacuation efforts. Photo by Staff Sgt. Robert Maki Click to download hi-res version

Staff Sgt. Elvin Cortes, 573rd Global Support Squadron, 615th Contingency Response Wing, Air Mobility Command inputs the weights of luggage as evacuees of Hurricane Gustav arrive at the Louis Armstrong International Airport, New Orleans, LA., to board flights The Federal Emergency Management Agency and The Department of Defense have chartered to transport citizens who otherwise could not leave on their own to destinations safely outside the hurricanes path, Aug. 30, 2008. Photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Weismiller Click to download hi-res version

Senior Airman Robert Haog and Staff Sgt. Adam White, 573rd Global Support Squadron, 615th Contingency Response Wing, Air Mobility Command weigh luggage as evacuees of Hurricane Gustav arrive at the Louis Armstrong International Airport, New Orleans, LA., to board flights The Federal Emergency Management Agency and The Department of Defense have chartered to transport citizens who otherwise could not leave on their own to destinations safely outside the hurricanes path, Aug. 30, 2008. Photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Weismiller Click to download hi-res version

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