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Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Oklahoma County, Okla. , May 24, 2010 -- Little remains of a home destroyed by one of the 22 confirmed tornadoes that swept across eastern Oklahoma on May 10.  The powerful storms produced the fourth largest single-day outbreak in the state's history.  FEMA Photo by Win Henderson

Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Oklahoma County, Okla. , May 24, 2010 -- Litt...

The original database describes this as: Title: Oklahoma tornado destroyed home Production Date: 05/24/2010 Caption: Oklahoma County, Okla. , May 24, 2010 -- Little remains of a home destroyed by one of the ... More

Moore, Okla., May 23, 2013 -- Patriot Guard Riders participated in a mass ride in support of the families who lost loved ones to the May 20 tornado.  President Obama declared the area a federal disaster and FEMA is providing assistance to affected individuals and families.  FEMA/Judith Grafe

Moore, Okla., May 23, 2013 -- Patriot Guard Riders participated in a m...

The original finding aid described this as: Date Taken: 2013-05-23 00:00:00 UTC Photographer Name: Judith Grafe City/State: Moore, OK Keywords: Patriot Guard Riders ^ Oklahoma tornado Disaster Types: Torna... More

An Oklahoma National Guard soldier searches through

An Oklahoma National Guard soldier searches through

An Oklahoma National Guard soldier searches through a home destroyed by the devastating May 20 Moore, Okla. tornado, May 21. The Oklahoma National Guard is providing assistance to local law enforcement and firs... More

The Oklahoma National Guard quick reaction force en

The Oklahoma National Guard quick reaction force en

The Oklahoma National Guard quick reaction force en route to the Plaza Tower Elementary School to start search and rescue operations in response to the May 20, 2013, EF-5 tornado that ripped through the center of town.

First responders arrange backboards for an unknown

First responders arrange backboards for an unknown

First responders arrange backboards for an unknown number of children believed trapped in the Plaza Tower elementary school in Moore, Okla.

Oklahoma National Guard soldiers and airmen respond

Oklahoma National Guard soldiers and airmen respond

Oklahoma National Guard soldiers and airmen respond to a devastating tornado that ripped through Moore, Okla., May 20, 2013.

Master Sgt. Cherry Bina, 137th Maintenance Group, Oklahoma

Master Sgt. Cherry Bina, 137th Maintenance Group, Oklahoma

Master Sgt. Cherry Bina, 137th Maintenance Group, Oklahoma Air National Guard, recovers personal items from her house that was severely damaged after a devastating tornado hit in Moore, Okla. May 20, 2013. (U.S... More

Master Sgt. Edgar Rodriguez of the 146th ASOS, Oklahoma

Master Sgt. Edgar Rodriguez of the 146th ASOS, Oklahoma

Master Sgt. Edgar Rodriguez of the 146th ASOS, Oklahoma Air National Guard, prepares to conduct search and rescue operations in Moore, Okla., in response to the May 20, 2013, EF-4 tornado that ripped through th... More

Spc. Kinsey Powers, of Bridge Creek, Okla., fuels her

Spc. Kinsey Powers, of Bridge Creek, Okla., fuels her

Spc. Kinsey Powers, of Bridge Creek, Okla., fuels her vehicle before heading to the tornado ravaged area of Moore, Okla. Powers is a member of the 700th Brigade Support Battalion, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat T... More

Airman 1st Class Travis Townsend, 137th Security Forces,

Airman 1st Class Travis Townsend, 137th Security Forces,

Airman 1st Class Travis Townsend, 137th Security Forces, controls traffic in the area surrounding tornado destruction on May 21, 2013 in Moore, Okla. The EF5 massive tornado hit central Okla. on May 20 leaving ... More

Sgt. Chris Cummins of the 63rd Civil Support Team,

Sgt. Chris Cummins of the 63rd Civil Support Team,

Sgt. Chris Cummins of the 63rd Civil Support Team, Oklahoma National Guard conducts search and rescue operations in Moore, Okla., in response to the May 20, 2013 EF-5 Tornado that ripped through the center of town.

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Robbie Asher, director of the

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Robbie Asher, director of the

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Robbie Asher, director of the Joint Staff, Oklahoma Army National Guard, talks with former Oklahoma Army National Guardsman Susan McClintock at Moore, Okla., May 21, 2013. McClintock's home... More

Airmen support Oklahoma disaster relief

Airmen support Oklahoma disaster relief

Senior Airman Mitchell Chandler, 931st Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment journeyman, loads bottled water into a truck May 21, 2013, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. As of May 21, approximate... More

A United States flag flies from the ruble of a home

A United States flag flies from the ruble of a home

A United States flag flies from the ruble of a home destroyed in Moore, Okla., A powerful EF-5 tornado touched down approximately three miles south of Tinker AFB. Tinker members from all units are volunteering ... More

Tornado aftermath - An american flag is hanging on the roof of a house

Tornado aftermath - An american flag is hanging on the roof of a house

A United States flag hangs from a home devastated by a tornado that hit the town of Moore, Okla., May 20, 2013, near Tinker Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Jon Quinlan)

Looking more like a war zone than a storm-hit area,

Looking more like a war zone than a storm-hit area,

Looking more like a war zone than a storm-hit area, the Moore Medical Center stands in ruin after an EF5 tornado ripped through Moore, Okla., Monday, May 20, 2013. The medical center was full of hospital staffe... More

Pictured is a flyover of tornado damage from the May

Pictured is a flyover of tornado damage from the May

Pictured is a flyover of tornado damage from the May 20 tornado in Moore, Okla. (Photo by Maj. Geoff Legler, Oklahoma National Guard Public Affairs)

Residents in Moore, Okla., search through the debris

Residents in Moore, Okla., search through the debris

Residents in Moore, Okla., search through the debris where their homes once stood looking for salvageable items May 22, 2013. On Monday a EF-5 tornado, with winds reaching at least 200 mph, traveled for 20 mile... More

Manning a checkpoint in one of the many neighborhoods

Manning a checkpoint in one of the many neighborhoods

Manning a checkpoint in one of the many neighborhoods devastated by an EF-5 tornado that ripped through Moore, Okla., May 20, Oklahoma Army National Guard Spc. Nicholas Love offers assistance to one of the resi... More

Lt. Col. Hiram Tabler, director of Military Support,

Lt. Col. Hiram Tabler, director of Military Support,

Lt. Col. Hiram Tabler, director of Military Support, Oklahoma National Guard conducts a video teleconference briefing on current weather conditions in Oklahoma. The Oklahoma National Guard has activated over 1... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Kevin Tucker, public

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Kevin Tucker, public

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Kevin Tucker, public affairs sergeant for the 137th Air Refueling Wing, left and his son, Senior Airman Brandon Tucker, a crew communication specialist with the 185th Air Refue... More

A tree that stood in the path of the tornado is left

A tree that stood in the path of the tornado is left

A tree that stood in the path of the tornado is left bare surrounded by pieces of houses in the area, Moore, Okla., May 22, 2013. Debris were left scattered over 90 miles from the hard hit area after a deadly ... More

Master Sgt. Brian Hardee,  a training Non-Commissioned

Master Sgt. Brian Hardee, a training Non-Commissioned

Master Sgt. Brian Hardee, a training Non-Commissioned Officer assigned to the 63rd Civil Support Team (CST), Oklahoma National Guard, maintains communication with Guard members at various checkpoints within th... More

Personal belongings are scattered on the ground of

Personal belongings are scattered on the ground of

Personal belongings are scattered on the ground of Moore, Okla., May 22, 2013. A tornado categorized as an EF5, the strongest category possible, with winds ranging from 200 to 210 mph struck Moore May 20, 2013.... More

Chaplain Capt. David Jordan, Company A, 1st Battalion,

Chaplain Capt. David Jordan, Company A, 1st Battalion,

Chaplain Capt. David Jordan, Company A, 1st Battalion, 279th Infantry Battalion checks on Spc. Joey Agular and Pvt. Matthew Werger both from the 45th Infantry Division to ensure their moral level is maintained ... More

A swing-set stands wrapped in debris after the deadly

A swing-set stands wrapped in debris after the deadly

A swing-set stands wrapped in debris after the deadly tornado ripped through neighborhoods surrounding the Veterans Memorial Park in Moore, Okla., May 22, 2013. The devastating tornado demolished numerous homes... More

Aviation Electronics Technician Petty Officer 1st Class

Aviation Electronics Technician Petty Officer 1st Class

Aviation Electronics Technician Petty Officer 1st Class Darren Heppler, a sailor from Strategic Communications Wing 1, joins a large group of TACAMO sailors as they volunteer in support of recovery efforts in M... More

City workers from Moore Oklahoma rake debris onto the

City workers from Moore Oklahoma rake debris onto the

City workers from Moore Oklahoma rake debris onto the sidewalks following a devastating tornado, Moore, Okla., May 22, 2013. The two-mile wide tornado demolished hundreds of houses and took lives, May 20, 2013.... More

Master Sgt. Phillip Kersey, the first sergeant for

Master Sgt. Phillip Kersey, the first sergeant for

Master Sgt. Phillip Kersey, the first sergeant for the 552 Training Squadron, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., unloads donated relief supplies off of an E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft on M... More

Air Force Master Sgt. Scott Ratcliff organizes supplies,

Air Force Master Sgt. Scott Ratcliff organizes supplies,

Air Force Master Sgt. Scott Ratcliff organizes supplies, May 23, 2013, that will be given to families affected from the devastating tornado that damaged more than 13,000 homes, May 20, in Moore, Okla. Ratcliff,... More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Drew Stanley, right, visits

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Drew Stanley, right, visits

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Drew Stanley, right, visits and gives flowers to Moore resident Sandra Adams at Integris Southwest Medical Hospital in Moore, Okla., May 23, 2013. Stanley quickly responded to assist r... More

Airmen gather at the Airman Family Readiness Center

Airmen gather at the Airman Family Readiness Center

Airmen gather at the Airman Family Readiness Center on Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., May 24, 2013, before departing to Moore, Okla., and surrounding areas affected by recent tornadoes. Approximately 600 airmen ... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Chris Stanberry, Spc. Jonathan Nizzi,

U.S. Army Sgt. Chris Stanberry, Spc. Jonathan Nizzi,

U.S. Army Sgt. Chris Stanberry, Spc. Jonathan Nizzi, Spc. Justin Haines and Sgt. Andrew Cutsforth all with the 4th Engineer Battalion, 555th Engineer Brigade, based at Fort Carson, Colo., clean up debris around... More

Staff Sgt. Christopher Jones a unit supply noncommissioned

Staff Sgt. Christopher Jones a unit supply noncommissioned

Staff Sgt. Christopher Jones a unit supply noncommissioned officer, 45th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 45th IBCT, distributes safety equipment to Staff Sgt. Jay Ellision, of McCloud, Okla, 45th BSTB, who is... More

Staff Sgt. Michael Baxter and Sgt. 1st Class Laura

Staff Sgt. Michael Baxter and Sgt. 1st Class Laura

Staff Sgt. Michael Baxter and Sgt. 1st Class Laura Motley update personnel rosters of activated Oklahoma National Guard soldiers assisting in the cleanup effort of the May 20, 2013, tornado that devastated Moore, Okla.

First Sergeant Troy Gambill (Ret), Oklahoma Army National

First Sergeant Troy Gambill (Ret), Oklahoma Army National

First Sergeant Troy Gambill (Ret), Oklahoma Army National Guard, flew the first American flag in this tornado-ravaged Oklahoma neighborhood May 20. The flag represented strength and unity over this tight-kinit ... More

Two wooden crosses with British flag pins and handwritten

Two wooden crosses with British flag pins and handwritten

Two wooden crosses with British flag pins and handwritten messages stand against the Plaza Towers Elementary fence on May 26, 2013, in Moore, Okla. Students took cover in the school as an Enhanced Fujita Scale... More

Oklahoma tornado response

Oklahoma tornado response

Sgt. Rhea Moore of Shawnee renders honors to President Barrack Obama at the Incident Command Center checkpoint during the President's trip to Moore, Okla. Sgt. Moore is assigned to the 180th Cavalry Regiment, O... More

Airmen and family members prepare for President Barack

Airmen and family members prepare for President Barack

Airmen and family members prepare for President Barack Obama's departure from Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., May 26, 2013. President Obama issued a major disaster declaration for Cleveland, Lincoln, McClain and ... More

Air Force volunteers salvage items from  the home of

Air Force volunteers salvage items from the home of

Air Force volunteers salvage items from the home of Tech. Sgt. Rhonda Stockstill, a surgery technician with the 72nd Medical Group, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., whose home was destroyed in the May 20 EF-5 tor... More

Oklahoma tornado recovery

Oklahoma tornado recovery

Maj. Gen. Myles Deering, The adjutant general of Oklahoma, briefs Gen. Frank J. Grass, chief, National Guard Bureau on the current recovery effort in the wake of the May 20, 2013 tornado that devastated Moore, Okla.

Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin, right, visits with area

Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin, right, visits with area

Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin, right, visits with area residents and Oklahoma National Guardsmen in tornado-damaged Moore, Okla., May 28, 2013. Accompanying Fallin were U.S. Army Gen. Frank Grass, the chief of the ... More

Gen. Frank J. Grass, chief, National Guard Bureau,

Gen. Frank J. Grass, chief, National Guard Bureau,

Gen. Frank J. Grass, chief, National Guard Bureau, and his wife Patricia view the damage of Moore, Okla., during an overflight of the affected areas of the May 20, 2013, tornado that devastated Moore, Okla.

Cpt. Caleb Emde, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team,

Cpt. Caleb Emde, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team,

Cpt. Caleb Emde, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, briefs Gen. Frank J. Grass, chief, National Guard Bureau on the current recovery effort in the wake of the May 20, 2013, tornado that devastated Moore, Okla.

The Memorial Fence at the Plaza Towers Elementary School

The Memorial Fence at the Plaza Towers Elementary School

The Memorial Fence at the Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla., where seven students were killed during the May 20, 2013, tornado.

Maj. Gen. Myles Deering, the adjutant general of Oklahoma,

Maj. Gen. Myles Deering, the adjutant general of Oklahoma,

Maj. Gen. Myles Deering, the adjutant general of Oklahoma, and staff participate in a daily brief on the May 20, 2013, tornado recovery effort in Moore, Okla.

Sergeant Phillip Whitener, an assistant platoon sergeant

Sergeant Phillip Whitener, an assistant platoon sergeant

Sergeant Phillip Whitener, an assistant platoon sergeant serving with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, and a native of Polk County, Ark., carries boxes of donated clothes, May 28, 2013. The clothes are a sma... More

Mary Fallin, governor of Oklahoma, leads Gen. Frank

Mary Fallin, governor of Oklahoma, leads Gen. Frank

Mary Fallin, governor of Oklahoma, leads Gen. Frank J. Grass, chief, National Guard Bureau, through the Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla., where seven students were killed during the May 20, 2013, tornado.

Mary Fallin, Governor of Oklahoma leads  Gen. Frank

Mary Fallin, Governor of Oklahoma leads Gen. Frank

Mary Fallin, Governor of Oklahoma leads Gen. Frank J. Grass, Chief, National Guard Bureau through the Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla., where seven students were killed during the May 20, 2013, tornado.

Lt. Col. Dave Jordan, J-3, Oklahoma Army National Guard,

Lt. Col. Dave Jordan, J-3, Oklahoma Army National Guard,

Lt. Col. Dave Jordan, J-3, Oklahoma Army National Guard, briefs Gen. Frank J. Grass, chief, National Guard Bureau, on the current recovery effort in the wake of the May 20, 2013, tornado that devastated Moore, Okla.

U.S. Army Gen. Frank J. Grass, center, the chief of

U.S. Army Gen. Frank J. Grass, center, the chief of

U.S. Army Gen. Frank J. Grass, center, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, talks with Pfc. Jimmy Hill, left, while visiting Oklahoma National Guard Soldiers and Airmen at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in ... More

Picking up the pieces - A man standing over a pile of debris

Picking up the pieces - A man standing over a pile of debris

A victim of the massive EF-5 tornado that ripped through Moore, Okla., May 20, 2013, sifts through the remains of his home. Nothing remains here - not even the carpet on his floor. The painful process of cleani... More

Gen. Frank J. Grass, chief, National Guard Bureau visits

Gen. Frank J. Grass, chief, National Guard Bureau visits

Gen. Frank J. Grass, chief, National Guard Bureau visits Sgt. E.H. Pittman, 45th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, Oklahoma Army National Guard, at Norman Regional Hospital. Sgt. Pittman was injured during the ... More

Mary Fallin, governor of Oklahoma leads Gen. Frank

Mary Fallin, governor of Oklahoma leads Gen. Frank

Mary Fallin, governor of Oklahoma leads Gen. Frank J. Grass, chief, National Guard Bureau through the children's classroom at the Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla., where seven students were killed... More

Maj. Gen. Myles Deering, adjutant general of Oklahoma,

Maj. Gen. Myles Deering, adjutant general of Oklahoma,

Maj. Gen. Myles Deering, adjutant general of Oklahoma, and Gen. Frank J. Grass, Chief, National Guard Bureau listen to a situation brief on the current recovery effort in the wake of the May 20, 2013, tornado t... More

Soldiers wounded in war answer call of service at home

Soldiers wounded in war answer call of service at home

Sgt. 1st Class Nicholas Jones, first sergeant of Company A, 45th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team provides his contact information to two volunteers working in the devastated ... More

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Southwestern Division

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Southwestern Division

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Southwestern Division Commander Brig. Gen. Thomas Kula, center, takes a moment to thank some of the Emergency Support Function No. 3 Team while at the Joint Field Office in Oklahoma... More

Master Chief Logistics Specialist Nicholas Sibley,

Master Chief Logistics Specialist Nicholas Sibley,

Master Chief Logistics Specialist Nicholas Sibley, right, shows Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Michael D. Stevens where one of his sailors' homes is located during a visit to Moore, Okla. Stevens spent ... More

Airman Basic Zach Manzella, 363rd Training Squadron,

Airman Basic Zach Manzella, 363rd Training Squadron,

Airman Basic Zach Manzella, 363rd Training Squadron, Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, helps clean up debris left by a tornado in Moore, Okla., June 8, during a chapel sponsored event. The EF-5 (Enhanced Fujita s... More

Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal

Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal

Vice Adm. Tom Copeman, commander of Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, presents Religious Program Specialist 3rd Class Sean Kelley and Cryptologic Technician (Collection) 3rd Class Arturo Guerra with the... More

Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal

Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal

Vice Adm. Thomas H. Copeman III, commander of Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, presents the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal to Religious Programs Specialist 3rd Class Sean Kelley. Kelley receiv... More

USS Oklahoma City sailor donates blood

USS Oklahoma City sailor donates blood

Electronics Technician 1st Class Christopher Casey, assigned to the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Oklahoma City (SSN 723), donates blood in tribute to those who were injured when an EF-5 tornado struck... More

Oklahoma National Guard soldiers and airmen respond

Oklahoma National Guard soldiers and airmen respond

Oklahoma National Guard soldiers and airmen respond to a devastating tornado that ripped through Moore, Okla., May 20, 2013.

An Air Force member moves through a neighborhood looking

An Air Force member moves through a neighborhood looking

An Air Force member moves through a neighborhood looking for people in need of help in the aftermath of the devastating tornado that ripped through Moore Okla., May 20, 2013. One of the hundreds of Oklahomans ... More

Spc. Kinsey Powers, of Bridge Creek, Okla., fuels her

Spc. Kinsey Powers, of Bridge Creek, Okla., fuels her

Spc. Kinsey Powers, of Bridge Creek, Okla., fuels her vehicle before heading to the tornado ravaged area of Moore, Okla. Powers is a member of the 700th Brigade Support Battalion, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat T... More

First responders from surrounding cities conduct search

First responders from surrounding cities conduct search

First responders from surrounding cities conduct search and rescue operations at the Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla. The rescue effort was well under way four hours after the storm occurred as th... More

Oklahoma National Guard soldiers and airmen respond

Oklahoma National Guard soldiers and airmen respond

Oklahoma National Guard soldiers and airmen respond to a devastating tornado that ripped through the Plaza Tower elementary school in Moore, Okla., May 20, 2013. (Oklahoma National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class... More

Air Force Master Sgt. Cherry Bina, Oklahoma Air National

Air Force Master Sgt. Cherry Bina, Oklahoma Air National

Air Force Master Sgt. Cherry Bina, Oklahoma Air National Guard, 137th Maintenance Group, recovers personal items from her own house in Moore, Okla., May 21, 2013. Her house was severely damaged after a devastat... More

Members of the 63rd Civil Support Team, Oklahoma National

Members of the 63rd Civil Support Team, Oklahoma National

Members of the 63rd Civil Support Team, Oklahoma National Guard conduct search and rescue operations in Moore, Okla., in response to the May 20, 2013, EF-4 tornado that ripped through the center of town.

Sgt. Chris Cummins of the 63rd Civil Support Team,

Sgt. Chris Cummins of the 63rd Civil Support Team,

Sgt. Chris Cummins of the 63rd Civil Support Team, Oklahoma National Guard conducts search and rescue operations in Moore, Okla., in response to the May 20, 2013, EF-4 Tornado that ripped through the center of town.

Staff Sgt. Shane Deryckdre, 137th Air Refueling Wing

Staff Sgt. Shane Deryckdre, 137th Air Refueling Wing

Staff Sgt. Shane Deryckdre, 137th Air Refueling Wing firefighter, helps control traffic in the area surrounding the destruction left by the May 20, 2013, tornado in Moore, Okla. The massive tornado hit Moore, O... More

Airman 1st Class Tracy Barnhill, 137th Maintenance

Airman 1st Class Tracy Barnhill, 137th Maintenance

Airman 1st Class Tracy Barnhill, 137th Maintenance Group, surveys the damage of her mother's house after devastating tornado hit the homes of those living in Moore, Okla., May 20, 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo by... More

Pictured is a flyover of tornado damage from the May

Pictured is a flyover of tornado damage from the May

Pictured is a flyover of tornado damage from the May 20 tornado in Moore, Okla. (Photo by Maj. Geoff Legler, Oklahoma National Guard Public Affairs)

U.S. Soldiers with the 45th Infantry Brigade Combat

U.S. Soldiers with the 45th Infantry Brigade Combat

U.S. Soldiers with the 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma Army National Guard, review maps to plan the location of entry control points to neighborhoods affected by a tornado that struck Moore, Okla., ... More

Mr. Larry Stice, director, of State Resource Management

Mr. Larry Stice, director, of State Resource Management

Mr. Larry Stice, director, of State Resource Management gives a status update to Brig. Gen. Robbie Asher, director of Joint Staff, Oklahoma National Guard, during the May 22, 2013, commander's update brief on t... More

An address is displayed in spray paint following a

An address is displayed in spray paint following a

An address is displayed in spray paint following a devastating tornado, Moore, Okla., May 22, 2013. The two-mile wide tornado demolished hundreds of houses and took lives, May 20, 2013. (U.S. Air Force Photo by... More

Senior Airman Brandon Tucker, a crew communication

Senior Airman Brandon Tucker, a crew communication

Senior Airman Brandon Tucker, a crew communication specialist with the 185th Air Refueling Squadron, steps through a space where a window once was, at his home in Moore, Okla., May 22, 2013, which was damaged f... More

U.S. Army Spc. Justin Jackson, Alpha Company, 179,

U.S. Army Spc. Justin Jackson, Alpha Company, 179,

U.S. Army Spc. Justin Jackson, Alpha Company, 179, and U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Larry Mansell, exchange information at a checkpoint during the night in Moore, Okla., May 22, 2013. Checkpoints have been set up ... More

An American flag is displayed on the front of a house

An American flag is displayed on the front of a house

An American flag is displayed on the front of a house damaged by a tornado in Moore, Okla., May 22, 2013. A tornado categorized as an EF5, the strongest category possible, with winds ranging from 200 to 210 mph... More

(From left) Airman 1st Class Travis Townsend and Staff

(From left) Airman 1st Class Travis Townsend and Staff

(From left) Airman 1st Class Travis Townsend and Staff Sgt. Ethan Chandler both from the 137th Air Refueling Wing Security Forces, discuss with Chaplain Capt. David Jordan, Company A, 1st Battalion, 279th Infan... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jacob Hanchett, assigned

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jacob Hanchett, assigned

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jacob Hanchett, assigned to 146th Air Support Squadron (ASOS), Oklahoma Air National Guard, shakes hands with a grateful resident of Moore, Okla., May 22, 2013. The 146 ASOS has bee... More

Sailors from Task Force 124 volunteer in support of

Sailors from Task Force 124 volunteer in support of

Sailors from Task Force 124 volunteer in support of recovery efforts in Moore, Okla., after a devastating EF5 tornado. Task Force 124, also known as TACAMO (Take Charge And Move Out), is located in the heartlan... More

Manning a checkpoint in one of the many neighborhoods

Manning a checkpoint in one of the many neighborhoods

Manning a checkpoint in one of the many neighborhoods devastated by an EF-5 tornado that ripped through Moore, Okla., May 20, Oklahoma Army National Guard Spc. Nicholas Love offers assistance to one of the resi... More

Tech. Sgt. Chris Edwards, a flight engineer with the

Tech. Sgt. Chris Edwards, a flight engineer with the

Tech. Sgt. Chris Edwards, a flight engineer with the 552 Training Squadron, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., unloads donated relief supplies off of an E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft May 23... More

A volunteer at a relief center displays one of the

A volunteer at a relief center displays one of the

A volunteer at a relief center displays one of the emergency bags, May 23, 2013, that are being given to families affected from the devastating tornado that damaged more than 13,000 homes there, May 20, in Moor... More

Master Sgt. Brian Hardee,  a training Non-Commissioned

Master Sgt. Brian Hardee, a training Non-Commissioned

Master Sgt. Brian Hardee, a training Non-Commissioned Officer assigned to the 63rd Civil Support Team (CST), Oklahoma National Guard, cleans up his yard after a deadly tornado struck Moore, Okla. (U.S. Army ph... More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Drew Stanley, right, gives

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Drew Stanley, right, gives

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Drew Stanley, right, gives flowers to Moore resident Sandra Adams in her hospital room at Integris Southwest Medical in Moore, Okla., May 23, 2013. Stanley gave Adams his Air Force b... More

Col. Steven Bleymaier, 72nd Air Base Wing commander,

Col. Steven Bleymaier, 72nd Air Base Wing commander,

Col. Steven Bleymaier, 72nd Air Base Wing commander, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., speaks to airmen gathered at the Airman Family Readiness Center, May 24, 2013, before they depart to Moore, Okla., and surround... More

Army 1st Sgt. Michael Treanor of the 63rd Civil Support

Army 1st Sgt. Michael Treanor of the 63rd Civil Support

Army 1st Sgt. Michael Treanor of the 63rd Civil Support Team, Oklahoma National Guard talks about his part in the Moore, Okla., tornado response to the May 20, EF-5 Tornado that ripped through the center of Moore.

Master Sgt. Ryan Anderson, a member of the 137th Security

Master Sgt. Ryan Anderson, a member of the 137th Security

Master Sgt. Ryan Anderson, a member of the 137th Security Forces and 1st. Lt. Jeremy Thigpen of the 205th EIS, coordinate communication locations in the affected areas of Moore, Okla. There are more than 150 Ok... More

Maj. Gen. Myles Deering, the adjutant general of Oklahoma,

Maj. Gen. Myles Deering, the adjutant general of Oklahoma,

Maj. Gen. Myles Deering, the adjutant general of Oklahoma, listens to a brief of current activities of the Oklahoma National Guard soldiers assisting in the cleanup effort of the May 20, 2013, tornado that deva... More

First Sergeant Troy Gambill (Ret), Oklahoma Army National

First Sergeant Troy Gambill (Ret), Oklahoma Army National

First Sergeant Troy Gambill (Ret), Oklahoma Army National Guard, flew the first American flag in this tornado-ravaged Oklahoma neighborhood May 20. The flag represented strength and unity over this tight-kinit ... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Josh Dolezal with the 700th Brigade

U.S. Army Sgt. Josh Dolezal with the 700th Brigade

U.S. Army Sgt. Josh Dolezal with the 700th Brigade Support Battalion, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, helps load the belongings Sgt. Jonathan Manning, who is currently deployed to Afghanistan, after destruct... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Chris Stanberry, Spc. Aaron Franqui

U.S. Army Sgt. Chris Stanberry, Spc. Aaron Franqui

U.S. Army Sgt. Chris Stanberry, Spc. Aaron Franqui and Spc. Jonathan Nizzi with the 4th Engineer Battalion, Fort Carson, Colo., take a break from moving household goods, and visit with residents Martha Ann Rusc... More

President Barack Obama greets airmen and family members

President Barack Obama greets airmen and family members

President Barack Obama greets airmen and family members on Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., May 26, 2013, en route to surrounding areas damaged by recent tornadoes. President Obama issued a major disaster declarat... More

Strewn across a pool, a seemingly clean doll lays among

Strewn across a pool, a seemingly clean doll lays among

Strewn across a pool, a seemingly clean doll lays among the debris of a massive tornado along with remains of a battered mini motorcycle on May 26, 2013, in Moore, Okla. An Enhanced Fujita Scale 5 tornado 1.3 ... More

Tech. Sgt. Rhonda Stockstill, a surgery technician

Tech. Sgt. Rhonda Stockstill, a surgery technician

Tech. Sgt. Rhonda Stockstill, a surgery technician with the 72nd Medical Group, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., talks to her husband in what remains of her home, in Moore, Okla., on May 27, 2013. Stockstill's hom... More

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Myles Deering, left, the adjutant

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Myles Deering, left, the adjutant

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Myles Deering, left, the adjutant general of Oklahoma, visits with area residents and Oklahoma National Guardsmen in tornado-damaged Moore, Okla., May 28, 2013. Accompanying Deering were Okl... More

Mary Fallin, governor of Oklahoma leads  Gen. Frank

Mary Fallin, governor of Oklahoma leads Gen. Frank

Mary Fallin, governor of Oklahoma leads Gen. Frank J. Grass, Chief, National Guard Bureau through the Children's classroom at the Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla., where seven students were kille... More

Cpt. Caleb Emde, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team,

Cpt. Caleb Emde, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team,

Cpt. Caleb Emde, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, briefs Gen. Frank J. Grass, chief, National Guard Bureau on the current recovery effort in the wake of the May 20, 2013, tornado that devastated Moore, Okla.

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