Air Force Senior Airman DeVaughan Mathews, a crew chief assigned to the 801st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, salutes as a CV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft taxis before takeoff at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Sept. 9, 2017. The 1st Special Operations Wing, exercising an abundance of caution, issued an evacuation order for all aircraft assigned to Hurlburt Field before the arrival of Hurricane Irma. ( Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Victor J. Caputo)

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