KODIAK, Alaska (Sept. 22, 2005) Coast Guard Petty Officer Browning Briggs secures the straps on a pallet before it is loaded into a Coast Guard C-130 aircraft. The pallet contains water, food and baggage for a group of 16 Coast Guardsmen who are heading to pre-stage for rescue and recovery efforts if Hurricane Rita makes landfall. USCG photo by PA1 Paul Roszkowski.