HOUSTON - U. S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Wade Bryant, an aviation maintenance technician with Coast Guard Aviation Training Center, Mobile, Ala., performs a pre-flight inspection of the aircrafts propellers, Nov. 10, 2009. The aircraft and crew were diverted to Houston in preparation for Hurricane Ida Nov. 9, 2009. U. S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Casey J. Ranel.