US Navy 070824-N-0606B-004 Aviation Electrician's Mate 1st Class Gabriel Tyree, of the Center for Surface Combat Systems Unit Great Lakes, loads sandbags for delivery to local homes

DES PLAINES, Ill. (Aug. 24, 2007) - Aviation Electrician's Mate 1st Class Gabriel Tyree, of the Center for Surface Combat Systems Unit Great Lakes, loads sandbags for delivery to local homes. More than 300 Sailors from Naval Station Great Lakes volunteered to fill sandbags for communities threatened by rising floodwaters along the Des Plaines River watershed. The Sailors assisted in Gurnee, Des Plaines and Mount Prospect, Ill. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Rhonda Burke (RELEASED)