Army Spc. Alexander Barber, a signal support systems specialist, attaches communications cables onto a Voice over Internet Protocol phone system to prepare for Hurricane Irma at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, Sep. 2, 2017. Barber is assigned to the 63rd Expeditionary Signal Battalion, which is in position to assist Army North in performing rescue and recovery operations in the event that Irma makes landfall. Army Reserve photo by Sgt. Christopher Hernandez