Imagery Release: Savannah-based Coast Guard prepares for response to Hurricane Irma

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Aircrews from Coast Guard Air Station Miami arrive at Coast Guard Air Station Savannah, Ga., to safely pre-stage aircraft ahead of Hurricane Irma, Sept. 10, 2017.

The Coast Guard will move assets out of the path of the storm in order to ensure they are properly prepared to respond at the first sign of the storm's passing.

(U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Amber Howie/Released)

Members from Coast Guard Air Station Savannah, as well as Hunter Army Air Field and Fort Stewart, including Capt. Marshall Branch, commander Air Station Savannah, Col. Sean Bernabe, commander 3rd Infantry Division, and Col. Jason Wolter, garrison commander for Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield, stand near the Coast Guard hangar at Air Station Savannah, Ga. Sept. 10, 2017.

The Army crews have worked hard to ensure Coast Guard aircraft and personnel are getting hangar space and other necessities in order to respond once Hurricane Irma passes affected areas.

(U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Steve Strohmaier/Released)

A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin is pushed into the hangar at Air Station Savannah, Ga., Sept. 9, 2017.

The crews are diligently preparing aircraft in order to respond once Hurricane Irma passes affected areas.

(U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Steve Strohmaier/Released)

Coast Guard aircrew members inspect an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter after landing at Air Station Savannah, Ga., Sept. 9, 2017.

The crews are diligently preparing aircraft in order to respond once Hurricane Irma passes the affected areas.

(U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Steve Strohmaier/Released)

Petty Officer 2nd Class Brandon Andre, an aviation machinery technician, inspects the rotor blades of an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter after landing at Air Station Savannah, Ga., Sept. 9, 2017.

The crews are diligently preparing aircraft in order to respond once Hurricane Irma passes the affected areas.

(U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Steve Strohmaier/Released)

A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter sits on the tarmac at Air Station Savannah, Ga., Sept. 9, 2017.

The crews are diligently preparing aircraft in order to respond once Hurricane Irma passes the affected areas.

(U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Steve Strohmaier/Released)