Reserve Emergency Prep liaisons assist with Sandy relief

Col. Glenn Young, Air Forces Northern Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officer, explains in a television news interview Nov. 4, 2012, how Pacific Gas & Electric power-line repair trucks and U.S. Coast Guard water pumps will be airlifted from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., to aid in the Hurricane Sandy recovery. The equipment was flown to New York's John F. Kennedy Airport on board Air Mobility Command C-5 Galaxy and C-17 Globemaster III transports. The effort is part of the U.S. Northern Command-led endeavor to support Federal Emergency Management Agency's storm response work. Air Force EPLOs, such as Colonel Young, are senior Air Force Reserve officers who are subject matter experts in state and regional disaster response plans, advising civil authorities how Air Force capabilities can support disaster response. (U.S. Air Force photo / Lt. Col. Robert Couse-Baker)

Searching for survivors

From an HH-60 helicopter, Tech. Sgt. Keith Berry scans the flooded streets of New Orleans searching for survivors on Sept. 4, 2005. A provision of the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act permits the secretary of defense to mobilize Air Force reservists like Berry if they are needed to respond to natural disasters such as Hurricane Katrina. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Bill Huntington)

Westover responds to tornadoes

A home and belongings in Monson, Mass., show the aftermath of a tornado that ripped through the area June 1, 2011. Firefighters from Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass., performed search and rescue the next day in Monson after two tornadoes left widespread damage in 19 communities across the area. (Courtesy photo/Capt. Robert Mancini)

Westover responds to tornadoes

Residents of Monson, Mass., walk through their neighborhood after a tornado that ripped through the area June 1, 2011. Firefighters from Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass., performed search and rescue the next day in Monson after two tornadoes left widespread damage in 19 communities across the area. (Courtesy photo/Capt. Robert Mancini)

Westover responds to tornadoes

Buildings in Monson, Mass., show the aftermath of a tornado that ripped through the area June 1, 2011. Firefighters from Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass., performed search and rescue the next day in Monson after two tornadoes left widespread damage in 19 communities across the area. (Courtesy photo/Capt. Robert Mancini)

Westover responds to tornadoes

A home in Monson, Mass., shows the aftermath of a tornado that ripped through the area June 1, 2011. Firefighters from Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass., performed search and rescue the next day in Monson after two tornadoes left widespread damage in 19 communities across the area. (Courtesy photo/Capt. Robert Mancini)