HOMESTEAD, Fla. - Petty Officer 2nd Class Kyle Kappessar and Petty Officer 3rd Class Chris Smith secure first responder gear aboard a C-130 fixed-wing aircraft from Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., at Homestead Air Reserve Base Jan. 14, 2010. The aircraft took nearly 30 first responders down to Port-au-Prince, Haiti to assist those affected by the earthquake. U.S. Coast Guard photograph by PA1 Bobby Nash.