[MilCom] Wright-Patterson prepares for aircraft threatened by Hanna

[Jack Nesmith]

- 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.

Jack Deltona FL