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WAKE ISLAND AIRFIELD (July 20, 2015) - Wake Island, pictured as viewed from the north, was completely evacuated in preparation for Typhoon Halola closing in on the small atoll. A team with the 36th Contingency Response Group deployed from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, to the atoll to assist permanently assigned airfield staff in storm recovery efforts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexander W. Riedel/Released)