Capt. Josh Archer, an E-3G Airborne Warning and Control System pilot, reads back his clearance during pre-flight operations in the early morning of Sept. 15, 2018 at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Capt. Archer and his crew are from the 552nd Air Control Wing, 960th Airborne Air Control Squadron, based at Tinker AFB and are shown preparing for a mission supporting the response to Hurricane Florence Sept. 15, 2018, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. The AWACS will provide air control and de-confliction service along the East Coast of the United States as they monitor and control airspace as local, state and federal assets move in to the area to conduct rescue and recovery operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Greg L. Davis)