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Hurricane Maria preparation

VI preps for another Cat 5 storm

Federal Emergency Management Agency personnel occupy the Joint Force Headquarters Drill Hall in preparation for Hurricane Maria in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, Sept. 19, 2017. U.S. Virgin Islands National Guard personnel as well as military personnel from other states are bedding down at the Estate Bethlehem Military Compound in St. Croix in preparation for Hurricane Maria and its aftermath. U.S. Virgin Islands Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Juanita Philip

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