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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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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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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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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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Royal Bahamas Defence Force Marine Seaman Patrick Lightfoot works on developing a Social Media page during a two-day information exchange hosted by Headquarters North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command Public Affairs at the RBDF base in Coral Harbour, The Bahamas July 27-28. The exchange focused on the strategy of using Social Media as a public affairs tool and how to develop the different Social Media platforms.

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Air Force Master Sgt. Julie Stava, U.S. Northern Command J39 knowledge operations manager, receives the oath of enlistment from her son, Air Force 2nd Lt. Felix Abeyta, in a re-enlistment ceremony in USNORTHCOM headquarters July 7. Stava re-enlisted for the final time after 20 years of service. Her last re-enlistment ceremony is her son's first. Abeyta graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 2010 and is currently a spacelift program manager with the 1st Air and Space Test Squadron at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calf. He said having the opportunity to give the oath to his mother was a great honor. "She was the driving force in why I went to the academy, and she was my first salute after I graduated," he said. Upon hearing this, Stava said, "We're even now."

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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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Royal Bahamas Defence Force Petty Officer Maxwell Lloyd, RBDF Public Relations, assists RBDF Leading Woman Marine Karen Bastian, RBDF Information and Technology, with a Social Media application during an information exchange hosted by Headquarters North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command Public Affairs at Coral Harbour, The Bahamas July 27-28. The two-day exchange demonstrated how NORAD and U.S. NORTHCOM currently uses Social Media as a public affairs tool and different ways this platform can streamline public affairs activities.

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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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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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Army Sgt. 1st Class Edwin Izquierdo and Army Sgt. Javier Cosme, both with the Puerto Rico National Guard's 190th Engineering Battalion, support the clearing of heavy debris from local roads after tropical storm Irene's passing over Puerto Rico Aug. 21, 2011. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph Rivera)

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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.

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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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Virginia National Guard soldiers in Sandston prepare for possible duty in response to Hurricane Irene by unloading pallets of cots and Meals Ready to Eat. 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.

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Aerial view from the crew of a Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System-equipped C-130 aircraft as they return from dropping a load of fire retardant on the Donson wildfire in New Mexico.

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Master Sgt’s. Lamont Wood and Scott Agenbroad from the Air Force Reserve Command's 302nd Airlift Wing based at Peterson AFB, Colo., ready their cargo of Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System equipment for transport to Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., to assist the wildfire fighting effort across Arizona and New Mexico.

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Aerial view from the crew of a Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System-equipped C-130 aircraft as they return from dropping a load of fire retardant on the Donson wildfire in New Mexico.

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Airmen from the Air Force Reserve Command's 302 Airlift Wing based at Peterson AFB, Colo., follow the lead plane to see where to drop their next load of fire retardant. The fire retardant is colored red to show where drops have already been made.

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Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Allen Usry, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command Command Senior Enlisted Leader, speaks with U.S. 3rd Fleet Command Master Chief Petty Officer Joann Ortloff during a visit to U.S. Coast Guard Station San Diego June 2. The visit was part of the 5th Annual Senior Enlisted Leadership North American Borders Conference, which brought representatives from across Northern Command, Canada Command and the National Guard together to discuss border security, joint and international activities, training and development opportunities and future activities that could affect North America.

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