ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. - Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Randal Park (center) assists Lt. j.g. Dan Menteer (left) and Royal Canadian Air Force Capt. Ross Dickson (right) during pre-flight operations, Aug. 26, 2011, as the crew prepared to fly a C-130 Hercules from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., to the Raleigh-Durham airport in Morrisville. The relocation is both to protect Coast Guard assets and to aid in the service's preparation for and response to Hurricane Irene. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class David R. Marin.