ELLINGTON FIELD, Texas -- An Airman with the 147th Fighter Wing here scoops a tube of sand to fill sandbags Sept. 21 to protect buildings from flooding that Hurricane Rita is projected to bring. The hurricane is classified as a Category 4 and is expected to make landfall Sept. 24. Ellington Field is 17 miles southeast of Houston. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher D. Kerens)