Hurricane Irma

Hope Sign in the only traffic circle on St. John.

The wind created by Hurricane Irma caused many trees and branches to fall over trails that are commonly used.

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sep. 11, 2017) Sailors assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) fill containers of water aboard Abraham Lincoln in preparation to support those affected by Hur More

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sep. 12, 2017) Sailors assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) load pallets of water into an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from the Ghost Riders of Helicopter Se More

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sep. 11, 2017) Sailors aboard the Nimitz-Class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) fill containers with water in preparation to support those affected by Hurricane Irma. The Departmen More

A U.S. Air Force pilot assigned to the 16th Airlift Wing inspects the cockpit of a C-17 Globemaster II before conducting a mission in response to Hurricane Irma on Scott Air Force Base, Ill. Sept. 11, 2017. C-1 More

Vessels grounded and in a pile in Hurricane Hole.

Vessels grounded from Hurricane Irma Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Partially Sunk Vessel Public domain photograph of a motorboat, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Command Sgt. Maj. Jon Worley was sent to act as the Virgin Islands National Guard’s senior enlisted advisor from September 16 to 28. He is presently the command sergeant major of the 55th Maneuver Enhancement B More

A U.S. Air Force pilot from the 79th Rescue Squadron does a preflight check on an HC-130J Combat King II before deploying to south Fla., in response to Hurricane Irma from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., S More

Staff Sgt. Robert Schuetz, load master, 22nd Airlift Squadron, secures an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter loaded on a C-5M Super Galaxy assigned to the 60th Air Mobility Wing, Travis Air Force Base, Calif., at Nell More

Members Stationed on the Coast Guard Cutter William Flores look to their starboard side as they return to the cutter in the Atlantic Ocean Sept. 8, 2017. The William Flores crew got underway on Sept. 7, in prep More

A Federal Emergency Management Agency command and control vehicle is unloaded from a Team Dover C-17 Globemaster III, Sept. 24, 2017, at the Cyril E. King International Airport on St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Island More

Hotshot Crew clearing Maho Road after Hurricanes Irma and Maria.

Clearing roads after the storm Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Hotshot Crew Clearing After the Storms.

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Abbott and Cyr take the boat out around dawn, collect lobster traps they have placed in strategic locations off the Atlantic coastline More

Trunk Bay From the Overlook Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Abbott and Cyr take the boat out around dawn, collect lobster traps they have placed in strategic locations off the Atlantic coastline More

The Dungeness dock - already damaged during Hurricane Matthew in 2016 - sustained additional damage during Hurricane Irma.

Damaged Vessels in Mary Creek Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Cinnamon Bay Museum after the storm. Public domain photograph - American ruins, National Parks, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Hotshot Crew Clearing Maho Pavilion Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Abbott and Cyr take the boat out around dawn, collect lobster traps they have placed in strategic locations off the Atlantic coastline More

Maho Beach Damage Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Tangled and Grounded Vessels from Hurricane Irma

Boat damaged in Irma Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

First view of Maho Bay Road, unable to reach the pavilions.

Vessels stacked up in Hurricane Hole following Hurricane Irma.

Hurricane Irma Probabilities Graphic Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Vessel Grounded in front of the Visitor Center

Hurricane Damaged Boats Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Eye of Hurricane Maria Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Sunk Vessel in Water Creek Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Hurricane Damaged Boats from Irma & Maria

A View of Trunk Bay Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Maho Bay Viewed from the Water

Puerto Rico Inter-agency Fire Team clearing Cinnamon Bay.

Damaged Boats In Otter Creek Public domain photograph of a boat, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The 140th Medical Group, Detachment 1, which is the medical component of the Colorado National Guard's Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Enhanced Response Force Package (CERFP) team, and their equ More

The aircrew of a C-130 Hercules flown by the 182nd Airlift Wing, Illinois Air National Guard, conduct a pre-flight brief before a late night departure from their home base of Peoria, Ill., September 2, 2017. ( More

Soldiers of the 63rd Expeditionary Signal Battalion, Fort Stewart, Ga., inspect and prepare Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) phone systems in anticipation of Hurricane Irma at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, Sep. 2 More

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct a brief prior to a practicing weapons handling and speed reloads on the M4 service rifl More

An Illinois Air National Guard C-130 Hercules is being prepared for a late night mission September 2, 2017, from its home base in Peoria, Ill. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Todd Pendleton)

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162 (Reinforced), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), lands on the flight deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge More

French Air Force Col. Dominique Tardif (center) discusses the scenario that is about to unfold for the day with other officers involved in creating challenges for the Combined Joint Task Forces who are planning More

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sep. 05, 2017) A GOES satellite image showing Hurricane Irma in the Atlantic Ocean. The storm is a category 5 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale. Maximum sustained winds have i More

Coast Guard Station San Juan, Puerto Rico crewmemers set a boat cradle under the station's 45-foot Response Boat-Medium in preparation of Hurricane Irma, Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017. Coast Guard crews in Sector San More

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sep. 05, 2017) A GOES satellite image showing Hurricane Irma in the Atlantic Ocean. The storm is a category 5 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale. Maximum sustained winds have i More

Kirk Henderson, Service Branch director for the Incident Management Assistance Team, Federal Emergency Management Agency Region II, display a representation of Hurricane Irma’s projected trajectory, strength an More

KEY WEST, Fla. (Sep. 05, 2017) A resident packs clothes at her Naval Air Station (NAS) Key West Sigsbee Annex home in preparation for evacuation from Hurricane Irma. Non-essential personnel and dependents at NA More

A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III is loaded with supplies in preparation for Hurricane Irma at the Richmond International Airport in Richmond, VA, September 5, 2017. Hurricane Irma is currently a category More

James Dean, contingency planner with the Fort Stewart, Georgia, Directorate of Plans, Mobilization and Security, displays a hurricane supply kit in his office Sept. 5, 2017, on Fort Stewart. September is Nation More

KEY WEST, Fla. (Sep. 05, 2017) A resident packs diapers and water in her Naval Air Station (NAS) Key West Sigsbee Park home in preparation for evacuation from Hurricane Irma. Non-essential personnel and depende More

KEY WEST, Florida (Sep. 05, 2017) Sailors assigned to Naval Air Station (NAS) Key West port operations secure equipment from NAS Key West's Mole Pier in preparation for evacuation from Hurricane Irma. Non-essen More

KEY WEST, Fla. (Sep. 05, 2017) James Malloch secures and stows equipment for his RV at Naval Air Station (NAS) Key West's Sigsbee Annex campground in preparation for evacuation from Hurricane Irma. Non-essentia More

U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine Operations in Jacksonville, Florida, prepare equipment and supplies in anticipation of Hurricane Irma. September 5, 2017

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sep. 06, 2017) A GOES satellite image taken Sept. 6, 2017 at 8:46 a.m. EST shows Hurricane Irma in the Atlantic Ocean about 15 miles west of St. Martin. The category 5 hurricane has sustained wi More

Coast Guard Sector San Juan members establish an Incident Command Post for Hurricane Irma response and conduct an operations and safety briefing prior to the storm making landfall, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017. The More

MAYPORT, Fla. (Sep. 06, 2017) Command Master Chief Johannes Gonzales, left, and Logistics Specialist 1st Class Jesus Manriquez, both assigned to U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet, stack sand bag More

Kevin Robarge, head of operations, U.S. Naval Hospital Guantanamo Bay provides information to leadership concerning Hurricane Irma.

The 25th Sustainment Brigade held a prayer breakfast Sept. 6, with guest speaker Lt. Col. Everett Franklin, 8th Theater Sustainment Command deputy chaplain, on Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. Franklin, a native of More

A North Carolina Air National Guard C-130 Hercules waits on an airstrip in Key West Florida, prior to receiving eleven patients from the Lower Keys Medical Center for transport out of state, while at the Key We More

MAYPORT, Fla. (Sep. 6, 2017) –Yeoman 1st Class Richard Gozon, assigned to U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet (USNAVSO/FOURTHFLT), fills a sand bag while preparing for Hurricane Irma. (U.S. Navy p More

MAYPORT, Fla. (Sep. 06, 2017) Cryptologic Technician (Technical) 1st Class Jennifer Ripslinger, left, and Logistics Specialist 1st Class Vincent Miller, both assigned to U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. More

A Sailor runs to secure an F-16 Fighting Falcon from Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida, Sept. 6, 2017, at Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Texas. Fourteen aircraft relocated here today due to More

Tech. Sgt. Steven Martin, 42nd Security Forces Squadron noncommissioned officer in charge of police services, opens a gate for semi-trucks to drive on base to assist with the Federal Emergency Management Agency More

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Sep. 06, 2017) Culinary specialists at the Flight Line Cafe at Naval Air Station Jacksonville take inventory of food supplies Sept. 6, 2017 in preparation for Hurricane Irma. The galley will More

Maxwell AFB, Ala. - Maxwell Air Force Base serves as an Incident Staging Base for the Federal Emergence Management Agency in preparation for Hurricane Irma, a Category 5 storm bearing down on the Eastern coast More

MAYPORT, Fla. (Sep. 06, 2017) Lt. Cmdr. Byron Paige, assigned to U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet, places sand bags in preparation for Hurricane Irma to prevent head quarters buildings from b More

GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA (Sep. 06, 2017) Kevin Robarge, head of operations for U.S. Naval Hospital Guantanamo Bay, provides information to leadership concerning Hurricane Irma. The preparations ensure U.S. Naval Ho More

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Sep. 06, 2017) A CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopter is fueled at Naval Air Station Jacksonville as part of its mission to the Bahamas. A fleet of four Sea Stallion helicopters were flying to Atla More

MAYPORT, Fla. (Sep. 06, 2017) Yeoman 1st Class Richard Gozon, assigned to U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet, fills a sand bag while preparing for Hurricane Irma. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communi More

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Sep. 06, 2017) Engineering Aide 2nd Class Gabriel Jimenez, assigned to Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit (CBMU) 202, fills sandbags to be distributed to Naval Air Station Jacksonville More

1700906-N-SF508-065 VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (Sept. 6, 2017) Logistics Specialist 2nd Class Levi Blank, assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Expeditionary Support Unit (EODESU) 2, moves an equipment shipping cont More

U.S. Army Spc. Sheila Velez, 253rd Transportation Company, packs as more than 130 New Jersey Army National Guard Soldiers at Cape May Courthouse, N.J., prepare to deploy to support the Florida National Guard in More

CARIBBEAN SEA (Sep. 07, 2017) Sailors assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) provide aid to evacuees as part of first response efforts to the U.S. Virgin Islands in the wake of Hurricane Irma. More

CARIBBEAN SEA (Sep. 07, 2017) Sailors inside an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 22 (HSC-22), transport evacuees as part of first response efforts to the U.S. Virgin Island More

170907-N-BD308-668 CARIBBEAN SEA (Sept. 7, 2017) Lt. Mary Catherine Taylor, the intensive care unit nurse of Fleet Surgical Team 2 (FST-2), supporting the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), provides aid More

A C-17 Globemaster III from Joint Base Charleston, S.C. arrives to Scott in preparation for Hurricane Irma, Sept. 7, 2017, at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. Irma is a category five hurricane with winds up to 185 mp More

A crew chief assigned to the 105th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron waits to guide a departing aircrew operating a C-17 Globemaster III at Stewart Air National Guard Base, Newburgh, New York Sept. 7, 2017. The cre More

Members of the Florida Army National Guard conduct planning operations at the Camp Blanding Joint Emergency Operations Center, located at the Camp Blanding Joint Training Center, in Starke, Florida, September 7 More

CARIBBEAN SEA (Sep. 07, 2017) Capt. Andrew Smith, commanding officer of the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), helps a woman exit a helicopter during the relief efforts in the U.S. Virgin Islands in the More

KEY WEST, Fla. (Sep. 07, 2017) Naval Air Station Key West's popular Navy Getaways Campground stands completely empty ahead of Hurricane Irma. Visitor to the air station evacuated ahead of the residents, and now More

An Air and Marine Operations Aviation Enforcement Agent prepares to conduct a rescue mission near the U.S. Virgin Islands following Hurricane Irma. September 7, 2017. Photo provided by: U.S. Customs and Border Protection

A KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., lands at McConnell AFB, Kan., Sept. 7, 2017. Aircraft were evacuated from MacDill AFB as a precaution to protect them from Hurricane Irma. (U.S. A More

Tech Sgt. Chris Cook, a logistics planner with the 151st Logistics Readiness Squadron and Master Sgt. Bodie Peterson, the cyber transportation noncommissioned officer in charge with the 151st Communications fli More

U.S. Army Florida National Guardsman Sgt. 1st Class Frank Coger prepares for activation in support of Hurricane Irma September 7, 2017, at St. Augustine, Florida. Coger is part of the Staff Coordination and Ass More

In response to Hurricane Irma, the arrival of equipment, military members and the medical evacuation to St. Croix ,VI, of patients originally hospitalized in St. Thomas, VI, began on St. Croix, VI, September 7, More

Tech. Sgt. Michael Miller of the 269th Combat Communications Squadron, Ohio Air National Guard affixes a shipping label on a barrel being prepped to be shipped as part of a six man package deploying to St. Cro More

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct preliminary boarding procedures on a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter and MV-22B Osprey More

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS (Sep. 07, 2017) Lt. Mary Catherine Taylor, the intensive care unit nurse assigned to Fleet Surgical Team (FST) 2, supporting the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), provides aid to eva More

CARIBBEAN SEA (Sep. 07, 2017) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter departs USS Wasp (LHD 1) en route to the U.S. Virgin Islands in the wake of Hurricane Irma. Wasp's helicopters are conducting medical evacuations for More

A six person team from the 269th Combat Communications Squadron, Ohio Air National Guard board a C-17 Globemaster III as they prepare to fly to St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Island in support of Hurricane Irma relief More

KC-10 Extender is parked on the tarmac at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., Sep. 7, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo by Louis Briscese)

Maxwell AFB, Ala. - Maxwell Air Force Base serves as an Incident Staging Base for the Federal Emergence Management Agency in preparation for Hurricane Irma, a Category 5 storm bearing down on the Eastern coast More

KEY WEST, Fla. (Sep. 07, 2017) Naval Air Station Key West Morale, Welfare and Recreation Director Tim Campbell, from Elkhart, Indiana, secures the marquee to the evacuated Sigsbee Park Annex in order to preserv More

Airmen from the 23d Wing set up cots Sept. 7, 2017 at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. The base is preparing to support personnel and assets from FEMA in response to Hurricane Irma relief efforts.

Spc. Earle Wilson, a Supply Specialist with the Florida National Guard’s 927th Combat Support Sustainment Battalion checks in vehicles at the logistical support area at the Orlando International Airport. The St More