Master Sgt. Bob Mechan, a C-5 loadmaster with the New York Air National Guard, talks with Army Sgt. 1st Class Jason Rittichier, 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment, as he backs a humvee into the aircraft. A team of 19 Airmen and Soldiers and two helicopters from Joint Task Force-Bravo departed here Nov. 5 heading for the Dominican Republic to assist with recovery efforts in the wake of Tropical Storm Noel.

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