Interagency Effort Enables Airlift Support to Kauai Following Hurricane

C-17 Transport Air Force Airman 1st Class Josue Cruz-Mendez, a loadmaster assigned to the 535th Airlift Squadron, guides an electrical infrastructure vehicle into the back of a C-17 Globemaster III at Hilo International Airport on the Big Island, Hawaii, Sept. Transporting the vehicles by C-17 helped position essential equipment on Kauai, Hawaii, for ongoing hurricane response and recovery efforts. Share: × Share Copy Link Email Facebook X LinkedIn WhatsApp Download: Full Size ( 3.77 MB ) Credit: Air Force Senior Airman Aden Brown VIRIN: 260912-F-HW521-9050 In the aftermath of Hurricane Lowell, Hawaii Gov. Josh Green requested military assistance to transport specialized utility vehicles from the Big Island, Hawaii, to Kauai, Hawaii, to help address continued widespread power outages, Sept. The 15th Wing executed the airlift, an interagency effort that included the U.S.

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