KODIAK, Alaska- Coast Guard Petty Officer Mark Kenolio secures a pallet of gear inside a C-130 south bound. The C-130 crew will be assisting with rescue efforts, providing communications support and delivering fresh crews, supplies and equipment that may be needed due to the effects of Hurricane Rita. The C-130 crew will also be stopping along the way to pick up additional volunteers before they land in Sacramento, Calif., where the group will split up. The HH-60 Jayhawk crew members will head for El Paso, Texas and the C-130 crew will continue to Little Rock, Ark. (Official Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Christopher D. McLaughlin)
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