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Air Education and Training Command

Keesler survives hurricane exercise

Airmen and civilians assigned to Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., participate in an incentive flight aboard a C-17 Globemaster III from Altus Air Force Base, Okla., Aug. 4, 2016. The incentive flight was part of a weeklong hurricane exercise to prepare Keesler for the current hurricane season. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Duncan McElroy/Released)

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Keesler survives hurricane exercise

Members of Keesler Air Force Base board a C-17 Globemaster III for an incentive flight Aug. 4, 2016, at Keesler AFB, Miss. The incentive flight was part list of a weeklong hurricane exercise to prepare Keesler for the current hurricane season. (Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Travis Beihl/Released)

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Keesler survives hurricane exercise

Maj. Johnathan Weaver, 58th Airlift Squadron C-17 Globemaster III pilot from Altus Air Force Base, Okla., preforms his pre-flight checklist prior to takeoff during a hurricane exercise Aug. 4, 2016, at Keesler AFB, Miss. Altus AFB assisted Keesler in preparing for the current hurricane season during its weeklong hurricane exercise. (Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Travis Beihl/Released)

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Keesler survives hurricane exercise

Members of Keesler Air Force Base wait for takeoff on a C-17 Globemaster III during an incentive flight Aug. 4, 2016, at Keesler AFB, Miss. The incentive flight was part of a weeklong hurricane exercise to prepare Keesler for the current hurricane season. (Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Travis Beihl/Released)

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Keesler survives hurricane exercise

Senior Airman Jessica Jarosz, 81st Dental Squadron dental assistant, looks out a window on a C-17 Globemaster III during an incentive flight Aug. 4, 2016, at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The incentive flight was part of a weeklong hurricane exercise to prepare Keesler for the current hurricane season. (Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Travis Beihl/Released)

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Keesler survives hurricane exercise

Staff Sgt. Craig Schauble, 334th Training Squadron air traffic control instructor, and Tech. Sgt. Jennifer Harper, 81st Training Wing equal opportunity specialist, share a conversation during an incentive flight Aug. 4, 2016, at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The incentive flight was part of a weeklong hurricane exercise to prepare Keesler for the current hurricane season. (Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Travis Beihl/Released)

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Keesler survives hurricane exercise

Members of Keesler Air Force Base board a C-17 Globemaster III for an incentive flight Aug. 4, 2016, at Fort Polk, La. The incentive flight was part of a weeklong hurricane exercises to prepare Keesler for the current hurricane season. (Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Travis Beihl/Released)

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Capt. Santiago Camacho, 335th Training Squadron director of operations and shelter management team member, brief non-prior service Airmen on hurricane shelter in-processing procedures at Allee Hall during a hurricane exercise Aug. 5, 2016, on Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The purpose of the exercise was to prepare Keesler for the current hurricane season. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue/Released)

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Keesler personnel follow hurricane shelter in-processing procedures at Wolfe Hall during a hurricane exercise Aug. 5, 2016, on Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The purpose of the exercise was to prepare Keesler for the current hurricane season. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue/Released)

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Keesler personnel sit aboard a C-17 Globemaster III from Altus Air Force Base, Okla. for evacuation during a hurricane exercise Aug. 4, 2016, on Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The purpose of the exercise was to prepare Keesler for the current hurricane season. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue/Released)

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Keesler personnel board a bus at the Base Exchange to evacuate during a hurricane exercise Aug. 4, 2016, on Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The purpose of the exercise was to prepare Keesler for the current hurricane season. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue/Released)

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A pallet of boarding materials are placed in front of the 81st Training Wing headquarters building for securing doors and windows during a hurricane exercise Aug. 3, 2016, on Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The purpose of the exercise was to prepare Keesler for the current hurricane season. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue/Released)

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HURCON exercise

Keesler personnel board a C-17 Globemaster III from Altus Air Force Base, Okla. for evacuation during a hurricane exercise Aug. 4, 2016, on Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The purpose of the exercise was to prepare Keesler for the current hurricane season. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue/Released)

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Keesler survives hurricane exercise

Airman 1st Class Travis Beihl, 81st Training Wing Public Affairs photojournalist, takes photos of Airmen and civilians assigned to Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., from an interior window near the cockpit of a C-17 Globemaster III from Altus Air Force Base, Okla., during an incentive flight, Aug. 4, 2016. The flight was part of a weeklong hurricane exercise to prepare Keesler for the current hurricane season. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Duncan McElroy/Released)

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Keesler survives hurricane exercise

Airmen and civilians assigned to Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., board a C-17 Globemaster III from Altus Air Force Base, Okla., for an incentive flight Aug. 4, 2016, on Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The incentive flight was part of a weeklong hurricane exercise to prepare Keesler for the current hurricane season. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Duncan McElroy/Released)

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Keesler survives hurricane exercise

Tech. Sgt. Jack Metzger, 97th Training Squadron C-17A evaluator loadmaster, relaxes following takeoff during an incentive flight for Airmen and civilians assigned to Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., Aug. 4, 2016. The incentive flight was part of a weeklong hurricane exercise to prepare Keesler for the current hurricane season. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Duncan McElroy/Released)

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Keesler survives hurricane exercise

Published Aug. 5, 2016
By Senior Airman Duncan McElroy, Airman 1st Class Travis Beihl and Kemberly Groue
81st Training Wing Public Affairs

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. --

Keesler survives hurricane exercise

Keesler survives hurricane exercise

Keesler survives hurricane exercise

Keesler survives hurricane exercise

Keesler survives hurricane exercise

Keesler survives hurricane exercise

Keesler survives hurricane exercise

HURCON exercise

HURCON exercise

HURCON exercise

HURCON exercise

HURCON exercise

HURCON exercise

Keesler survives hurricane exercise

Keesler survives hurricane exercise

Keesler survives hurricane exercise