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A Sentinel mobile operational command post from Joint Task Force – 51, U.S. Army North, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, arrives at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. Aug. 28 in support of Hurricane Irene relief efforts. Hurricane Irene made landfall on the eastern coast of the United States on Aug. 27 and reached the JB MDL area early Sunday morning.

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Alaska Air National Guardsmen from the 176th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and the 176th Maintenance Squadron guide a HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter on to a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III.

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U.S. Army Master Sgt. Dale Lee talks with James Skidmore, Deputy J-3, both from Joint Task Force – 51, U.S. Army North, based out of Fort Sam Houston, Texas, to plan and execute Title X support to Hurricane Irene relief efforts Aug. 27 at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., in anticipation of requests for assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which is the overall lead for the federal response effort for Hurricane Irene. Hurricane Irene made landfall Aug. 27 on the eastern coast of the United States and is expected to reach the JB MDL area early Sunday morning.

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Virginia National Guard Soldiers from the West Point-based 237th Engineer Company prepare for possible duty in response to Hurricane Irene in Onancock August 26 by staging vehicles, equipment and fuel. The Virginia National Guard has been authorized to bring up to 300 personnel on state active duty for possible missions including high water transport and light debris removal. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Andrew H. Owen, Virginia Guard Public Affairs)

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The last remaining inpatients at Walter Reed Army Medical Center are transferred by ambulance to the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda. The transfer time was changed from the original time due to the approaching effects of Hurricane Irene. More than 100 inpatients moved from Walter Reed's wards to Bethesda and the flag was lowered for good at the 102-year-old Army hospital. The changes to military health care facilities in the national capital region was mandated by the Base Realignment and Closure Act of 2005.

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Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst airmen load and secure equipment onto aircraft in preparation of Hurricane Irene Aug. 26, 2011. All JB MDL aircraft are being evacuated to Air Force Base's around the country.

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Col. David Wilcox (center), the chief of staff for U.S. Army North’s Contingency Command Post, listens as his staff briefs him Aug. 26 as the team prepares for the imminent arrival of Hurricane Irene to the East Coast of the United States. The members of the contingency command post prepare to deploy forward to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., in anticipation of requests for assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which is the overall lead for the federal response effort for Hurricane Irene.

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Virginia National Guard Soldiers from the West Point-based 237th Engineer Company prepare for possible duty in response to Hurricane Irene in Onancock August 26 by staging vehicles, equipment and fuel. The Virginia National Guard has been authorized to bring up to 300 personnel on state active duty for possible missions including high water transport and light debris removal. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Andrew H. Owen, Virginia Guard Public Affairs)

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Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst airmen load and secure equipment onto aircraft in preparation of Hurricane Irene Aug. 26, 2011. All JB MDL aircraft are being evacuated to Air Force Base's around the country. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dennis Sloan)

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With about 101,000 Guard members ready to assist Eastern Seaboard states in the path of Hurricane Irene, 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 by Staff Sgt. Jim Greenhill) (Released)

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Sailors assigned to Naval Submarine Base New London place sandbags along the waterfront in preparation for possible effects from Hurricane Irene. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Peter D. Blair)

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110825-N-PS473-131 NORFOLK, Va. (Aug. 25, 2011) The amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) departs Naval Station Norfolk in advance of Hurricane Irene. Vice Adm. Daniel Holloway, commander, U.S. Second Fleet, ordered Sortie Condition Alpha so the ships could avoid storm damage. Irene’s current track indicates it will pass off the Virginia and North Carolina coasts overnight Saturday as a category II hurricane. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eric S. Garst/Released)

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110825-N-PS473-030 NORFOLK, Va. (Aug. 25, 2011) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79) and the guided-missile frigate USS Nicholas (FFG 47) depart Naval Station Norfolk in advance of Hurricane Irene. Vice Adm. Daniel Holloway, commander, U.S. Second Fleet, ordered Sortie Condition Alpha so the ships could avoid storm damage. Irene’s current track indicates it will pass off the Virginia and North Carolina coasts overnight Saturday as a category II hurricane. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eric S. Garst/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Airmen from Public Works fill sand bags at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, D.C., Aug 25 in preperation for Hurricane Irene. Hurricane Irene is expected to hit the U.S. east coast over the weekend and may bring heavy winds and flooding. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brittany E. Jones

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U.S. Air Force Airmen from Public Works fill sand bags at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, D.C., Aug 25 in preperation for Hurricane Irene. Hurricane Irene is expected to hit the U.S. east coast over the weekend and may bring heavy winds and flooding. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brittany E. Jones

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A Los Angeles-class attack submarine departs Naval Station Norfolk ahead of Hurricane Irene. Vice Adm. Daniel Holloway, commander of U.S. 2nd Fleet, ordered all ships in the Hampton Roads area to set Sortie Condition Alpha. Ships in the area are departing early Thursday morning, Aug. 25. Irene's current track indicates it will pass off the North Carolina and Virginia coasts late Saturday as a Category 3 hurricane. (Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Todd Schaffer)

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Airmen from the 621st Contingency Response Wing at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., prepare emergency equipment for immediate response to Hurricane Irene at the CRW’s Global Reach Deployment Center here Aug. 25. The roughly 600 Airmen of the CRW specialize in creating aerial port and command-and-control facilities in damaged or hostile environments. Previous missions have included humanitarian responses to Haiti, Pakistan and Japan in the aftermath of earthquakes, floods and tsunami in addition to Hurricanes Ike, Rita, Gustav and Katrina. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Parker Gyokeres) (released)

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The Bahamas - Stacey Knott, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command Public Affairs Social Media specialist, discusses a Social Media application with Royal Bahamas Defence Force Ablewoman Marine Monique Deveaux, RBDF Public Relations specialist, while Leading RBDF Mechanic Roberto Adderley, RBDF Information and Technology office, looks on. Knott was part of a team from NORAD and USNORTHCOM that conducted a two-day Social Media information exchange with the RBDF in The Bahamas July 27-28.

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A helicopter lands on Simmons Army Air Field, Aug. 24. FEMA workers arrived at Simmons Army Air Field, Aug. 23, in preparation for Hurricane Irene. The first group of FEMA staff set up the Incident Staging Base in the corner of the air field prepared to welcome over 40 FEMA truck throughout the night and more arriving Aug. 24. FEMA will work hand in hand with the Army Corps of Engineers to ensure Fort Bragg's safety as the hurricane approaches the coastline.

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FEMA workers arrived at Simmons Army Air Field, Aug. 23, in preparation for Hurricane Irene. The first group of FEMA staff set up the Incident Staging Base in the corner of the air field prepared to welcome over 40 FEMA truck throughout the night and more arriving Aug. 24. FEMA will work hand in hand with the Army Corps of Engineers to ensure Fort Bragg's safety as the hurricane approaches the coastline.

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