

Two Joint Task Force 129 crews on board HH-60G Pave Hawks fly over Crystal Beach, Texas, Sept. 13. The JTF 129 crews rescued 48 people and pets stranded in the Galveston area. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Luigge Romanillo)

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Joint Task Force 129 pararescuemen on board an HH-60G Pave Hawk help hurricane victims wade through the water to safety Sept. 13 in Galveston, Texas. The JTF 129 crews rescued 48 people and pets stranded in the Galveston area. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Brock Woodward)

Staff Sgt. Rick Caldwell looks from an HH-60G Pave Hawk at the damage caused by Hurricane Ike Sept. 13 around Houston. Airmen from across the Air Force are deployed to the 331st Air Expeditionary Group at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, to assist with rescue missions. Sergeant Caldwell is assigned to the 48th Rescue Squadron from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Corey Parrish)