Wright-Patterson prepares for aircraft threatened by Hanna Published Sept. 3, 2008 WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFPN) -- Officials from the 88th Air Base Wing here are preparing to receive aircraft and their associated aircrews, maintenance and security personnel from several East Coast military installations threatened by approaching Tropical Storm Hanna. The first aircraft are slated to arrive Sept. 3 from Jacksonville, Fla., including 14 F-15 Eagles from the 125th Fighter Wing (Florida Air National Guard). Officials from the 4th Fighter Wing at Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C., announced Sept. 3 that approximately 80 F-15E Strike Eagles would depart Sept. 4 for Wright-Patterson, along with a KC-135 tanker from that base's 916th Air Refueling Wing. Several C-17 Globemaster IIIs from the 437th Airlift Wing at Charleston AFB, S.C, are tentatively preparing to evacuate to Wright-Patterson Sept. 4, base officials here said. "Wright-Patterson has well established hurricane evacuation support plans and a robust capability to accept aircraft and crews," said Col. Bradley Spacy, 88th Air Base Wing commander here. Base officials here are closely watching the approaching storm's track and intensity and planning for the potential arrival of additional aircraft seeking safe haven from Hanna, which is expected to soon become a Hurricane threatening the U.S. eastern coast. Updates and information on additional arriving aircraft will be released when it becomes available. Visit www.wpafb.af.mil for the latest. Comment on this story (comments may be published on Air Force Link) View the comments/letters page