Air Force Senior Airman Tory Torrez, part of the North Carolina National Guard's 263rd Combat Communication Squadron, works to establish Internet and phone connections with remote locations during a statewide hurricane-preparedness exercise April 22, 2014, in New London, N.C. The exercise tested the North Carolina National Guard's ability to connect the state's emergency management personnel with other emergency agencies when regular power supplies fail. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Marilyn Spencer, 382nd Public Affairs Detachment)