Hurricane Maria

LTC John Cunningham tours the laydown yard in Ponce, Puerto Rico where U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' logistics and materials management staff work to inventory emergency restoration materials in support of Hurr More

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

Senior Airman Victor Castro, with the 141st Air Control Squadron, spends time and exchanges stories with Miguelina Oliva during a food and water distribution mission in Los Naranjos, Puerto Rico, Nov. 25, 2017. 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

Sassy, a Yorkshire Terrier, awaits a flight out of Savannah Air National Guard Base to St. Croix, Sept. 24, 2017, along with three other pets. Owners, Army National Guard Sgt. Maj. Derwin Wesson and his wife Ba More

Senior Airman Kenny Phonsyry, 437th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, performs preflight checks at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., Sept. 23, 2017. The 14th Airlift Squadron flew a mobile air traffic contro More

Air National Guard 165th Airlift Wing aircrew and maintenance personnel prepare a C-130H3 for departure in support of the Hurricane Maria contingency operations Sept. 29, 2017. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by 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.

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

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

Tangled and Grounded Vessels from Hurricane Irma

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

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

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

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.

U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Pedro Rondon evaluates potential pollution from sunken boats caused by Hurricane Maria in Culebra, Puerto Rico, Oct. 25, 2017. The Maria ESF-10 PR Unified Command, cons More

U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Jason Pronovost posts flyers with information on vessel removal for sunken boats caused by Hurricane Maria in Culebra, Puerto Rico, Oct. 25, 2017. The Maria ESF-10 PR Un More

The devastation to Puerto Rico, Sept 25, 2017 after Hurricane Maria swept across the island, Sept 20; destroying homes, downing power lines and uprooting vegetation. The National Guard has deployed over 1,000 t More

The devastation of Hurricane Maria swept across the island of Puerto Rico, 20 Sept, 2017; leaving destroyed homes, downed power lines and uprooted vegetation in its wake. The National Guard has deployed over 1, More

The USACE Technical Services Dive Team completed ROV and Dive Inspections at the Guajataca Dam in Puerto Rico from Feb. 26-28, 2017 in support of Jacksonville District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers repairs for More

U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to Task Force Bravo in St. Thomas receive assistance from a local marine tow service to transport emergency rations and water to the island of St John, Sept. 8, 2017. More

170910-N-WH681-173 ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands (Sept. 10, 2017) Marine Sgt. Kyle Mohr, attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 162 (Reinforced), embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Ke More

Tennessee National Guard members, Sgts. David Walker and Ken Best, crew chiefs with the Alpha Company 1/230th Assault Helicopter Battalion, work on a UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter at the Virgin Islands National More

Coast Guard Cutter Yellowfin returns to port in San Juan, Puerto Rico after departing St. Thomas, The U.S. Virgin Islands due to Hurricane Maria Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017. Coast Guard crews and assets are being sa More

CARIBBEAN SEA (Sep. 17, 2017) Sailors aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) process service members evacuated from St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, in anticipation of Hurricane Maria. Kearsar More

CARIBBEAN SEA (Sep. 17, 2017) Sailors assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) process service members evacuated from St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, in anticipation of Hurricane Maria. Ke More

CARIBBEAN SEA (Sep. 17, 2017) A landing craft utility carrying service members evacuated from St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, in anticipation of Hurricane Maria enters the well deck of the amphibious assault s More

CARIBBEAN SEA (Sep. 17, 2017) Sailors aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) process service members evacuated from St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, in anticipation of Hurricane Maria. Kearsar More

Maj. Larry Witham, a Salem, Ore., native and physician assistant, 602nd Area Support Medical Company, 261st Multifunctional Medical Battalion, 44th Medical Brigade, Fort Bragg, N.C., briefs Soldiers on motion s More

CARIBBEAN SEA (Sep. 17, 2017) Service members evacuated from St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, in anticipation of Hurricane Maria disembark a landing craft utility in the well deck of the amphibious assault ship More

CARIBBEAN SEA (Sep. 17, 2017) A landing craft utility carrying service members evacuated from St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, in anticipation of Hurricane Maria enters the well deck of the amphibious assault s More

CARIBBEAN SEA (Sep. 17, 2017) Service members that were evacuated from St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, in anticipation of Hurricane Maria disembark a landing craft utility in the well deck of the amphibious as More

CARIBBEAN SEA (Sep. 17, 2017) Sailors assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) process service members evacuated from St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, in anticipation of Hurricane Maria. Ke More

CARIBBEAN SEA (Sep. 18, 2017) Sailors and Marines evacuated from the U.S. Virgin Islands in anticipation of Hurricane Maria disembark an MV-22 Osprey on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsa More

Air Force Sr. Airman Ryan Ribeth, assigned to the New York Air National Guard’s 105th Airlift Wing based in Newburgh, N.Y., helps secure a vehicle in the cargo area of a wing C-17 as the unit prepares to deploy More

A Montana Air National Guard C-130 loadmaster prepares to remove hurricane response equipment at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla¬., Sept. 18, 2017. Airmen from, 821st Contingency Response Group, Travis AFB, Calif. More

CARIBBEAN SEA (Sep. 18, 2017) A GOES satellite image of Hurricane Maria in the Caribbean Sea. The storm is a category 1 on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale. On the forecast track, the center of Maria wil More

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Bryant A. Corpuz, a flightline mechanic with Joint Task Force - Leeward Islands, waits to launch a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter in preparation for departure from Muñiz Air National Gu More

Department of Defense helicopters arrive at Air Station Borinquen/Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, to shelter in place through Hurricane Maria, Sept. 18, 2017. Coast Guard personnel and U.S. federal agency partners are More

ATLANTA, GA – Sandy Berens of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Logistics Planning and Response Team (LPRT) is a part of a crew of ten logisticians from all over the United States. The team based here is More

The U.S. flag, finial damaged by the passage of Hurricane Irma, flies defiantly alongside that of the U.S. Virgin Islands in the winds preceding Hurricane Maria at the Leonard B. Francis Armory in St. Thomas, S More

CARIBBEAN SEA (Sep. 19, 2017) A GOES satellite image of Hurricane Maria in the Caribbean Sea. The storm is a Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale. On the forecast track, the eye of Maria will m More

Federal Emergency Management Agency personnel occupy the Joint Force Headquarters Drill Hall in preparation for Hurricane Maria, Sept. 19. Virgin Islands National Guard personnel as well as all military person More

Department of Defense helicopters and crews are sheltering in place at Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen/Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, as Hurricane Maria passes over Puerto Rico, Sept. 19, 2017. Coast Guard personnel More

Coast Guard personnel look out a window at Sector San Juan as Hurricane Maria passes over Puerto Rico, Sept. 20, 2017. Coast Guardsmen in Puerto Rico sheltered in place and will begin search and rescue efforts More

More than 30 days later, members of the 156th Civil Engineering Squadron continue to work to remove debris and to clean up other damage left by Hurricane Maria at the Muniz Air National Base, Puerto Rico. (U.S. More

Damage left by Hurricane Maria to the Muniz Air National Base, Puerto Rico.(U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Capt. Matt Murphy)

Sen. Marco Rubio shakes hands with crewmembers from Coast Guard Air Station Miami, prior to a news briefing about hurricane response at the air station, Sept. 20, 2017. Coast Guard personnel have been respondin More

Airmen from the 123rd Airlift Wing prepare inflatable motorboats to be loaded onto a C-130 Hercules aircraft at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., Sept. 20, 2017. The boats will be used by More

Air National Guard Master Sgt. Bryan Scharman, Joint Incident Site Communication Capability team member with the 151st Air Refueling Wing Communications Flight in Salt Lake City, Utah, receives a helping hand f More

CARIBBEAN SEA (Sep. 20, 2017) Yeoman 3rd Class Vanessa Toliniu stands watch as the lee helmsman on the bridge of the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) during a replenishment-at-sea with the dry carg More

Tech. Sgt. William Kieffer, of the 119th Logistics Readiness Squadron, closes the latch on a Disaster Relief Beddown Set (DRBS) container as he prepares it for shipping at the North Dakota Air National Guard Ba More

View of rising water in front of his home in Canovanas, approximately 15 miles from the Muniz Air Base in Puerto Rico. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by SSgt. Hector de Jesus)

White House staffer Hannah Salem briefs the press and members of the Army and Air National Guard public affairs staff just minutes prior to the arrival of President Trump in Puerto Rico at the Muniz Air Nationa More

CARIBBEAN SEA (Sep. 20, 2017) Sailors and Marines handle a line in the hangar bay of the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) during a replenishment-at-sea with the dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS W More

The Adjutant General of PR, Brig. Gen. Isabelo Rivera joined by the Governor of Puerto Rico Hon. Ricardo Rosselló and Staff, visited the areas affected by Hurricane María in the municipalities of Loiza, Canóvan More

CARIBBEAN SEA (Sep. 21, 2017) Aviation Maintenance Administrationman 2nd class Diamond Smedley bandages a Marine's chest during a mass casualty drill in the hangar bay of the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsar More

ST. CROIX, U.S. Virgin Islands (Sep. 21, 2017) Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) 2nd Class Logan Parkinson, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 22, embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp More

ST. CROIX, U.S. Virgin Islands (Sep. 21, 2017) Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) 2nd Class Logan Parkinson, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 22, embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp More

SAINT CROIX, U.S. Virgin Islands (Sep. 21, 2017) Damage caused by Hurricane Maria is shown in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. The Department of Defense is supporting the Federal Emergency Management Agency, th More

CARIBBEAN SEA (Sep. 21, 2017) Sailors carry a Marine on a stretcher during a mass casualty drill in the hangar bay of the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3). Kearsarge and the 26th Marine Expeditiona More

CARIBBEAN SEA (Sep. 21, 2017) A GOES satellite image of Hurricane Maria in the Caribbean Sea taken at 9:15 a.m. EST. The storm is a Category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale. Maria is expected to pa More

ST. CROIX, U.S. Virgin Islands (Sep. 21, 2017) Naval Aircrewmen (Helicopter) 2nd Class Logan Parkinson, left, and Brandon Larnard, both assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 22, embarked aboard the a More

Volunteers from the 502nd Logistics Readiness Squadron, 74th Aerial Port Squadron, 26th APS and 733rd Training Squadron prepare supplies for transport at Joint base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, for Hurricane Ma More

U.S. Air Force Airmen load cargo onto Humvees at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Sept. 21, 2017. Eight Airmen with the 821st Contingency Response Group assessment team flew with equipment and cargo to St. Thomas, More

The Adjutant General of Puerto Rico, Brig. Gen. Isabelo Rivera, with the Governor of Puerto Rico, Hon. Ricardo Rosselló, visited the municipalities of Loiza and Canóvanas to survey the damages left in the after More

Members from California Task Force-Seven offload equipment at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., Sept. 21, 2017. CA-TF7 is comprised of 27 members from the Sacramento Region who are heading to Puerto Rico to help v More

SAINT CROIX, U.S. Virgin Islands (Sep. 21, 2017) Cpl. Jordan Slay, an MV-22 Osprey aircrewman, relays information to pilots while transporting personnel in support of Hurricane Maria relief efforts. The Departm More

170921-N-BD308-0083 ST. CROIX, U.S. Virgin Islands (Sept. 21, 2017) Naval Aircrewmen (Helicopter) 2nd Class Logan Parkinson, left, and Brandon Larnard, both assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 22, More

Petty Officer 1st Class Don Ellison, a boatswains mate, and Petty Officer 2nd Class Jesse Collins, a machinery technician, assess pier damage in Frederiksted, St. Croix, following Hurricane Maria, Sept. 21, 201 More

CARIBBEAN SEA (Sep. 21, 2017) Sailors move a Marine to a stretcher during a mass casualty drill in the medical bay of the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3). Kearsarge and the 26th Marine Expeditiona More

Loíza, Puerto Rico, September 21, 2017 - The community of Miñi Miñi flooded after the Carraizo Dam released water, due to the overflow brought by Hurricane María. The category 4 hurricane tore through Puerto More

ST. CROIX, U.S. Virgin Islands (Sep. 21, 2017) Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) 2nd Class Logan Parkinson, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 22, embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp More

ST. CROIX, U.S. Virgin Islands (Sep. 21, 2017) Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) 1st Class Erick Sotelo, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 22 embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD More

Senior Airman Joshua Rockhold, left, a C-130 Hercules crew chief assigned to the 139th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and Staff Sgt. Steven Siroos, a loadmaster assigned to the 180th Airlift Squadron, wait to re More

Damage left by Hurricane Maria to the Muniz Air National Base, Puerto Rico, Sept. 22, 2017. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Dan Heaton)

Semi-trucks line up on the flightline at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga. Sept. 21, 2017 and wait to be offloaded. The trucks transported various supplies from all over the country to Dobbins where they were palle More

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Alan Benton, a crew chief assigned to 187th Airlift Squadron, Wyoming Air National Guard, prepares a C-130 Hercules aircraft for takeoff at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Sept. 21, 201 More

ST. CROIX, U.S. Virgin Islands (Sep. 21, 2017) Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) 2nd Class Logan Parkinson, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 22, embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp More

A Humvee prepares to be loaded in a C-130 Hercules aircraft at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Sept. 21, 2017. Equipment and personnel flew to St. Thomas, Virgin Islands to provide Hurricane Maria relief. (U.S. A More

ST. CROIX, U.S. Virgin Islands (Sep. 21, 2017) Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) 2nd Class Brandon Larnard, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 22, embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp More

SAINT CROIX (Sep. 21, 2017) Marines assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26th MEU) offload from an MV22 Osprey in support of Hurricane Maria relief efforts. The Department of Defense is supporting th More

GUAYNABO, Puerto Rico (Sep. 22, 2017) Rear Adm. Jeff Hughes, left, commander, Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 2, embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) discusses operations in Puerto More

170922-N-BD107-368 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Sept. 22, 2017) - Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Gary Haley, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron Seven, stands by during transport operations. The Department of De More

Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Napier crew offloads 450 liters of water to the people of Coral Bay, St. John, Sept. 22, 2017. The Napier's crew also provided the local fire department diesel fuel. (U.S. Coast Guard More

Citizen- Soldier help a couple getting away of the flooded areas in Condado, San Juan, Puerto Rico after the path of Hurricane Maria.(Photo by Sgt. Jose Ahiram Diaz-Ramos/PRNG-PAO)

The sun rises over the CBP Air and Marine Operations Miami Air and Marine Branch as crews prepare to send in aircraft with supplies and personnel to assist with Hurricane Maria relief efforts in Puerto Rico.

Members from 502nd Logistics Readiness Squadron prepare and stage supplies at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, for Hurricane Maria relief efforts Sept. 22, 2017. Members have been working around the cloc More