U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Matt Couch, a loadmaster with the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, communicates with the pilot as they prepare for a 10-hour mission into the remnant of Hurricane Felicia at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, on Aug. 9, 2009. Hurricane Felicia reached peak strength as a category 4 storm with sustained winds of more than 145 mph.