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- [Sgt. Keller] Within 12 hours of alert,

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a Travis Air Force Base C-17 Globemaster III

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was on its way to support ongoing hurricane

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relief efforts in the Caribbean.

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Airmen with the 621st Contingency Response Wing

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and 60th Medical Group have flown to the Virgin Islands

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in the wake of Hurricane Irma Thursday morning.

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A small team from the 821st Contingency Response Group,

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part of the 621st Contingency Response Wing, will conduct

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a site survey of the airfield on the island to prepare

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for additional federal and military response personnel.

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- We're always on a 12- hour string,

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any time a mission is designated against our units.

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We have 12 hours to get our personnel and equipment ready

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to load on mobility aircraft, to deploy

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anywhere in the world, so whether it's for combat

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support operations or whether it's humanitarian response,

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we're well-trained and we're always ready to get

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out the door, and that's all of our airmen all the time.

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- [Sgt. Keller] The 60th Medical Group is sending

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medical equipment and critical care air transport teams.

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- We are all very fortunate to be able to go and help,

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especially being from the medical field.

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I think that we will all feel very, very good

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to be able to provide help and relief

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to the people who need it.

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Originally we were on standby to go and assist at Florida,

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but right now we're heading to the Virgin Islands.

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So I think that that shows how greatly we care about

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our neighbors, not just our own country.

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- [Sgt. Keller] Reporting from Travis Air Force Base,

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I'm Staff Sergeant Traci Keller.