Photo of the Week: Because No One Should Read Too Much on Fridays

More than 2.5
million are still without power in the northeast, just one of the many
enduring impacts of Hurricane Sandy.

On Thursday, the Department of Defense launched a “significant airlift
event” to assist in recovery efforts, including dispatching airlift equipment
from the U.S. Air Force’s Air Mobility Command to deliver electric utility vehicles
to the distressed region. The Air Mobility Command deployed 12 C-17
Globemasters and five C-5 Galaxy aircraft to transport personnel and equipment
from Southern California Edison Utility Company to New York City, according to American Forces Press Service.

The Department of Defense also dispatched about 60 fuel
trucks carrying 200,000 gallons of fuel to the northeast to assist first
responders that are also vulnerable to the fuel
shortages plaguing recovery efforts in the region.

Photo:
U.S. Air Force crew offload Southern California Edison power repair equipment
from a C-5 Galaxy on Stewart Air National Guard Base in Newburgh, NY on November
1, 2012. Courtesy of Master Sgt. Corine Lombardo and the U.S. Army. 

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