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A Reserve Citizen Airman from the 624th Civil Engineering Squadron gives critical instructions while directing teammates during a live firefighting exercise in Kahului, Maui, Sept. 8, 2024.

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Aftermath

GULF OF MEXICO -- An Air Force Reserve HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter from the 920th Rescue Wing passes over three massive hydraulic excavators lost to flood waters from Hurricane Ike. Deployed from their home at Patrick AFB, Fla., the Resersve aircrews, equipped with two HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters and two HC-130P/N refueling aircraft, saved 17 people from the devastation of Ike. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Paul Flipse)

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