U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Michael Harrold, 633rd Communications Squadron, and Airman 1st Class Daniel Hernandez, 633rd Force Support Squadron, test communications at the Shellbank Fitness Center at Langley Air Force Base, Va., as Hurricane Irene approaches the area Aug. 27, 2011. Irene made landfall in North Carolina becoming the first hurricane to hit the continental United States since 2008. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jason J. Brown)