Members of the 605th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron slide a pallet of luggage onto a KC-10 Extender here for transport to Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., Oct. 28, 2012. The 305th Air Mobility Wing's aircraft , at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., are being evacuated to alternate locations throughout the United States to avoid possible damage from Hurricane Sandy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Carbajal)

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Airman 1st Class Joseph Japp, 605th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, waits to marshal a KC-10 Extender en route to the runway while a C-17 Globemaster III flies overhead at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Oct. 28, 2012. The 305th Air Mobility Wing's aircraft are being evacuated to alternate locations throughout the United States to avoid possible damage from Hurricane Sandy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Carbajal)

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A maintainer from the 605th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron waits to marshal a KC-10 Extender en route to the runway at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Oct. 28, 2012. The 305th Air Mobility Wing's aircraft are being evacuated to alternate locations throughout the United States to avoid possible damage from Hurricane Sandy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Carbajal)

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305th AMW Airmen evacuate ahead of 'Sandy'

Published Oct. 29, 2012

JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. (AFNS) -- The 305th Air Mobility Wing evacuated its C-17 Globemaster IIIs and KC-10 Extenders from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Sunday, Oct. 28, in anticipation of Hurricane Sandy's arrival to the area.

The C-17s were sent to Joint Base Charleston, S.C., and MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. The KC-10 Extenders are evacuating to Grand Forks AFB, N.D.

The base's emergency planners are implementing procedures to ensure the security of military assets and the safety of service members and civilian employees assigned here. Aircraft evacuation is a standard procedure in expectation of severe weather.

The 305th AMW extends America's global reach by generating, mobilizing and deploying its KC-10 and C-17 aircraft to conduct strategic airlift and air refueling missions worldwide.

Additionally, the Wing operates two of America's largest strategic aerial ports supporting the delivery of cargo to combatant commanders abroad.

Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst is actively preparing for the possible impact of Hurricane Sandy. Latest information and photos regarding the joint base's efforts to prepare for Hurricane Sandy are posted at www.jointbasemdl.af.mil.

(Courtesy Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Public Affairs)

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