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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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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.

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Air Force Reserve aerial porters with the 302nd Airlift Wing's 39th Aerial Port Squadron make the final push to load a U.S. Forest Service Modular Airborne Firefighting System II (MAFFS II) unit into a C-130 Sept. 9 at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. The 302nd Airlift Wing has been tasked by U.S. Northern Command to provide two C-130s, aircrew and support personnel to supplement wildland firefighting efforts in Texas.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Mexican Navy Admiral Jorge Carlos Morales, Director of Naval Aviation, Mexico, provides his remarks during a ceremony marking the turnover of three UH-60 Helicopters to the Mexican Navy. The US Government provided thee UH-60 helicopters to the Mexican Navy as part of the Merida Initiative. The ceremony was held on August 24, 2011 at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ.

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The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) 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.

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Kevin Estrem, Christian Anschutz, and Lionel Rivera listen to opening remarks by Navy Adm. James Winnefeld, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command commander, before receiving the Commander's Community Leader Commendation award at a ceremony at NORAD and USNORTHCOM headquarters July 29.

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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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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.

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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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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.

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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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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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Sailors assigned to Naval Submarine Base New London place sandbags along the waterfront in preparation for possible effects from Hurricane Irene.

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Navy Adm. James Winnefeld, Lionel Rivera, Christian Anschutz and Kevin Estrem pose for a photo during the Commander's Community Leader Commendation Ceremony at NORAD and USNORTHCOM headquarters July 29.

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Brigadier General Daniel Hokanson, Deputy Director for Strategy, Policy & Plans (J5) USNORTHCOM, presents the keys and the aircraft log book to Rear Admiral Jorge Carlos Morales, Director of Naval Aviation, Mexico, during a ceremony marking the turnover of three UH-60 Helicopters to the Mexican Navy. The US Government provided thee UH-60 helicopters to the Mexican Navy as part of the Merida Initiative. The ceremony was held on August 24, 2011 at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ.

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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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