New York Air National Guardsmen use de-icing trucks to prevent snow buildup on an HC-130 Hercules aircraft during a sudden major snowstorm at Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base in Westhampton Beach, N.Y., Jan. 6, 2017. The airmen are assigned to the New York Air National Guard’s 106th Rescue Wing and Civil Engineering Squadron. Airmen also plowed the runway during the storm, allowing operations to continue without delay. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher S. Muncy