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A C-17 Globemaster from McChord Air Force Base ferried response teams to Louisiana on Saturday ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Gustav.
The massive jet left shortly after midnight, picked up members and cargo from the 615th Contingency Response Wing at Travis Air Force Base in California and then landed at Louis Armstrong International Airport in suburban New Orleans.
It returned to McChord by mid-afternoon. The aircraft commander expects his crew will be sent to the Gulf Coast again, as early as today.
“It’ll be a matter of whether we can get in and out before the hurricane hits, or if we have to wait until after it hits,” said Maj. Michael Maguire of the 10th Airlift Squadron, 62nd Airlift Wing.
