McCLELLAN, Calif. - Petty Officer 2nd Class Brian Williams, a flight engineer from Air Station Sacramento, conducts a pre-flight safety inspection of a C-130 Hercules aircraft prior to a flight to Astoria, Ore., Monday, Oct. 26, 2009. In coordination with the International Bird Rescue Center, based out of Fairfield, Calif., the Coast Guard is assisting with the rescue of 200 to 300 birds that have been negatively impacted by a red tide that bloomed along the coast of Washington and Oregon. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Erik Swanson