Eleven C-17 Globemaster III aircraft Charleston Air Force Base,
SC, evacuated Sept. 4 due to the possibility of severe weather
caused by Tropical Storm Hanna. The evacuation of the C-17s began
midmorning and continued until about 2:15 p.m.
Air Force leaders halted plans to perform a global wing
restructure which was designed to realign fighter, bomber and
rescue airlift maintenance units into flying squadrons. Maintenance
and flying squadrons will remain separate and will continue doing
business "as they have for the past four or five years," said Lt.
Gen. Kevin Sullivan, deputy chief of staff for logistics,
installations and mission support here at the Pentagon.
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