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.
070508-F-ZZ000-001.JPG Photo By: Air Force Staff Sgt. James L. Harper, Jr.

Naval Air Station Patuxent River - 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.


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