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A damaged church, dead trees and debris on Wake Island are signs of the destruction left by Super Typhoon Ioke when it hit the island Aug. 31. A C-17 Globemaster III from Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, brought a 53-person team to the island Sept. 12 to assess damage left by the typhoon. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)