Alaska Air National Guardsmen walk across the flight line at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson before boarding a C-17. (U.S. Air Force photos/Maj. Guy Hayes)
An Alaska Air National Guard 210th Rescue Squadron HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter sits on the flight line at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson waiting to be loaded on a 517th Airlift Squadron C-17 Globemaster III. The Alaska National Guardsmen departed Alaska Saturday on their way to Charleston, W. Va., to assist search and rescue efforts in response to Hurricane Irene. (U.S. Air Force photos/Maj. Guy Hayes)
Senior Airman Jason Engle, 249th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, Alaska Air National Guard, gives thumbs up while loading an HH-60 Pave Hawk. (U.S. Air Force photos/Maj. Guy Hayes)