Capt. Michael Plash, 815th Airlift Squadron pilot, prepares to depart Sept. 23, 2017, to take part in Hurricane Maria relief operations. The U.S. Air Force Reserve’s 403rd Wing sent an 815th Airlift Squadron C-130J Super Hercules aircrew to MacDill Air Force Base, Florida where they transported patients from St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, back to medical facilities in the United States. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Shelton Sherrill)