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Sailors load sandbags onto a truck.

Florida Hurricane Preps

Navy Command Master Chief Johannes Gonzales, left, and Petty Officer 1st Class Jesus Manriquez, both assigned to U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command, stack sandbags on a truck in preparation for Hurricane Irma in Mayport, Fla., Sept. 6, 2017. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Hendricks

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