Hurricane Katrina

050901-F-0000T-003 A C-141 aircraft from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, taxies out early Sept. 1 on an aeromedical evacuation flight in support of Hurricane Katrina relief efforts. Reservists from Air Force Reserve Commands 445th Airlift Wing provided inflight care for patients airlifted from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, La., to Dallas. From Dallas, the plane was to fly to Lackland AFB, Texas, before returning to Wright-Patterson. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Maj. Ted Theopolos)

Hurricane Dennis Relief

Hurricane Dennis Relief - Army Spc. Virgil Penrod approaches the ramp to load water on an outbound truck at Duke Field, Fla.. His unit is attached to the 927th Corps Support Battalion, Camp Blanding, Starke, Fla. The Florida National Guard unit is assisting with relief efforts for people in areas affected by Hurricane Dennis, which passed over the Florida Panhandle July 10. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sandie Henry)

Pakistan relief efforts

HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii -- Airmen and Soldiers load a CH-47 Chinook heavy lift helicopter onto a C-5 Galaxy here. Company B, 214th Aviation Regiment of the 2nd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment at nearby Wheeler Army Air Field, received orders to deploy 60 troops, four helicopters and support equipment to Pakistan to support earthquake relief operations. A total force team here helped load the aircraft Oct. 16. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)

Spray 'em out

NEW ORLEANS -- A U.S. Air Force Reserve C-130 Hercules from the 910th Airlift Wing at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, sprays Dibrom, a pesticide approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, over the city Sept. 13. The C-130 crew plans to spray the New Orleans area first, then other affected Gulf Coast areas as required. Crews will target are primarily mosquitoes and filth flies, which are capable of transmitting diseases such as Malaria, West Nile virus, and various types of Encephalitis. The C-130 is capable of spraying about 60,000 acres per day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey)

Reserve family faces uncertainties after hurricane

SMYRNA, Ga. -- Senior Master Sgt. David Hufton, his wife, Robin, their two sons, Dawson, 2, and Iain, 5 months, and their dog, Angus, live at a hotel here close to Dobbins Air Reserve Base. Sergeant Hufton is an intelligence analyst with the 403rd Wing at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., and had only been in his house in Ocean Springs, Miss., less than a month when it was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. (U.S. Air Force photo by Bo Joyner)

Reserve family faces uncertainties after hurricane

OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. -- Hurricane Katrina ripped away brick and sheetrock from the first floor of the Senior Master Sgt. David Hufton's home here but left the second floor seemingly unscathed. He and his family had not even lived in the house for a month before it was destroyed by the hurricane. The intelligence analyst with the 403rd Wing at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., is staying with his family at a hotel near Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. David Hufton)