Hauling for a cause

Staff Sgt. Joshua Wishmyer signals to his brother Staff Sgt. John Wishmyer as he moves a pallet of boxed meals at the West Virginia Air National Guard’s 167th Airlift Wing based in Martinsburg W.Va., Nov. 1, 2012. The 167th is serving as a staging area for disaster relief supplies which will then be transported throughout West Virginia as needed. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Emily Beightol-Deyerle)

Hurricane Sandy

A WC-130J Hercules loadmaster Chief Master Sgt. Rick Cumbo, from the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, prepares a drop sonde used to measure and transfer weather data back to the aircraft while flying on a weather reconnaissance mission into Hurricane Sandy Oct. 29, 2012, somewhere over the Eastern coastline. The drop sonde is ejected into the storm from the WC-130J using a specialized launcher, which then transmits real-time weather information back to the aircraft. The 53rd WRS conducted weather reconnaissance missions in preparation for Hurricane Sandy making landfall along the Eastern coastline of the United States. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jason Robertson)

Hurricane Sandy

Lt. Col. Ty Piercefield, from the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, pilots a WC-130J Hercules on a weather reconnaissance mission into Hurricane Sandy Oct. 29, 2012, somewhere over the Eastern coastline of the U.S. The 53rd WRS conducted weather reconnaissance missions in preparation for Hurricane Sandy making landfall along the Eastern coastline of the United States (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jason Robertson)

Hurricane Sandy

Tech. Sgt Chris Becyar, from the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, conducts a pre-flight inspection on a WC-130J Hercules in preparation for a weather reconnaissance mission into Hurricane Sandy Oct. 29, 2012, at Hunter Army Airfield, Ga. The 53rd WRS conducted weather reconnaissance missions in preparation for Hurricane Sandy making landfall along the Eastern coastline of the United States. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jason Robertson)

Hurricane Hunters

Maj. Jeff Ragusa, now a lieutenant colonel, is a pilot with the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron interviewed by on-air meteorologist, Todd Yakoubian onboard a WC-130J Hurricane Hunter aircraft during a mission into Hurricane Ike September 11, 2008. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. James B. Pritchett)

Arizona, Japanese Partnership

Japanese Air Self-Defense Force 1st Lt. Keisuke Ueda pre-flights an F-16 Fighting Falcon before a training sortie at Tucson International Airport, Ariz., Feb. 22. Ueda is one of three Japanese students currently enrolled in F-16 initial pilot training at the Arizona Air National Guard's 162nd Fighter Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Dave Neve)

MASSF-EQUIPPED C-130S GROUNDED

(U.S. Air Force photo/ Courtesy photo, U.S. Air Force graphic/Robin Meredith)

Waldo Canyon Fires

Tammy Rich gathers personal belongings from her vehicle June 29, 2012, after residents were allowed to return to their homes at the Air Force Academy, Colo. Rich and her family, along with all everyone else residing on the Academy, were forced to evacuate their homes because of the Waldo Canyon fire that was threatening the base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Brad Sisson)

Academy firefighters battle Waldo Canyon fire

Bulldozers from Fort Carson, Colo., cut a fire line at the U.S. Air Force Academy as firefighters continue to battle several fires that burned into the evening hours in Waldo Canyon on June 27, 2012. The fires, which have burned more than 15,000 acres, began spreading to the southwestern corner of the Academy causing base officials to evacuate residents. Officials estimated the fire had spread to about 10 acres of Academy land. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jeremy Lock)

Waldo Canyon Fires

U.S. Air Force Academy residents Gwenn Garrett and her son Orion Garrett Johnson hurry and pack up their family's possessions during the Waldo Canyon Fire on the U.S. Air Force Academy June 27, 2012. (U.S. Air Force Photo by: Master Sgt. Jeremy Lock)

Waldo Canyon Fires

Bulldozers brought in from Fort Carson cut a fire line as firefighters continue to battle several fires that burned into the evening hours in Waldo Canyon on the U.S. Air Force Academy June 27, 2012. The fires, which have burned more than 15,000 acres, began spreading to the southwestern corner of the Academy in the early morning, causing base officials to evacuate residents. (U.S. Air Force Photo by: Master Sgt. Jeremy Lock)

Waldo Canyon Fires

Firefighters head to the front line as they continue to battle several fires that burned into the evening hours in Waldo Canyon on the U.S. Air Force Academy June 27, 2012. The fires, which have burned more than 15,000 acres, began spreading to the southwestern corner of the Academy in the early morning, causing base officials to evacuate residents. Currently, more than 90 firefighters from the Academy, along with assets from Air Force Space Command; F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo.; Fort Carson, Colo.; and the local community continue to fight the fire.(U.S. Air Force Photo by: Master Sgt. Jeremy Lock)

153rd Airlift Wing MAFFS

Airman 1st Class Dom Gastelum loads Phos-Chek fire retardant into a Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System-equipped C-130 Hercules at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., on June 27, 2012. The MAFFS unit can hold up to 3,000 gallons of retardant for aerial fire-fighting efforts. Gastelum is a hydraulics systems technician assigned to the 52nd Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Nichole Grady)

153rd Airlift Wing MAFFS

Master Sgt. Marshall Davis conducts flight preparations at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., on June 27, 2012. Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System units from the Wyoming Air National Guard’s 153rd Airlift Wing were activated June 24, 2012, to assist in fire-suppression efforts in the Rocky Mountain region. Davis is a MAFFS-qualified loadmaster assigned to the 187th Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Nichole Grady)

Arkansas Flood Photo of a Water Under the Bridge

(Arkansas Flood photo of water under the bridge/Sylvia Saab)

Arkansas Flood Photo of a Flooded Street

(Arkansas Flood photo of a flooded street/Sylvia Saab)

Roll out

Aircraft maintenance personnel marshal out the last C-17 Globemaster III prior to the arrival of Hurricane Irene on Aug. 26, 2011, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. In preparing for the hurricane, base officials evacuated not only the aircraft, but also parts of base housing in anticipation of flooding. (U.S. Air Force photo/Roland Balik)

Hightail it

On a fog-covered flightline, Airmen from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., load and secure equipment onto aircraft in preparation for Hurricane Irene on Aug. 26, 2011. All JB McGuire aircraft were evacuated to Air Force bases around the country. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Dennis Sloan)

SJAFB cleans up after Irene

Staff Sgts. Emanuel Shiver and Tim Loyd work to remove a tree limb that fell against the perimeter fence near the Oak Forest Gate on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., Aug. 28, 2011. Two crews from the 4th Civil Engineer Squadron Heavy Equipment Flight were charged to check for trees and limbs that had fallen against the perimeter fence after Hurricane Irene hit the Carolina coast. Both Shiver and Loyd are members of the 4th CES Heavy Equipment Flight. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Rae Perry)

SJAFB cleans up after Irene

Staff Sgt. Emanuel Shiver uses a chainsaw to trim down a tree limb to a manageable size for removal by a front-end loader as part of the cleanup effort after Hurricane Irene struck Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., Aug. 28, 2011. Airmen from the 4th Civil Engineer Squadron began working around the clock shortly after winds died down the afternoon of Aug. 27 to restore power and remove more than 40 downed trees. Shiver is a 4th CES heavy equipment operator. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Rae Perry)

SJAFB cleans up after Irene

Senior Airman Jacob Russell saws through the trunk of a tree that fell in the aftermath of Hurricane Irene at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., Aug. 28, 2011. The 4th Civil Engineer Squadron Heavy Equipment Flight used chainsaws, bulldozers and backhoes to cut and remove dozens of fallen trees and branches to clean up the base. Russell is a 4th CES heavy equipment operator. (U.S. Air Force photo/1st Lt. Matt Schroff)

Hurricane Irene response

Army Sgt. Matt Ryan and Army Staff Sgt. Will Phillips, both medics from the 224th Area Support Medical Company of the Maryland National Guard, assist local firefighters as they exit a house fire in Salisbury, Md., Aug. 27, 2011. Local first responders were called to a house fire after a tree downed by Hurricane Irene caused power lines to arc electricity through a surge protector inside the home. Residents were home and were able to exit the house to safety. (U.S. Army photo/Sgt. Darron Salzer)

Hurricane Gustav response

In this Aug. 28, 2008, photo, Shawn Dahl, a meteorologist with the 618th Tanker Airlift Control Center Weather Cell at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., keeps an eye on the satellite picture that shows the location of Hurricane Gustav.

Hurricane Irene

(U.S. Air Force graphic/Corey Parrish)