Senior Airman Edwin Velez and Airman 1st Class Philip Ramos, both 87th Civil Engineer Squadron heavy equipment operators, clear a storm drain Oct. 26, 2012, on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., in preparation of Hurricane Sandy. Velez hails from Edison, N.J., and Ramos hails from Las Vegas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Russ Meseroll)