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Col. Jimmy Canlas, the 437th Airlift Wing commander, welcomes home Airmen of the 437th AW returning with the final evacuated C-17 Globemaster III Sept. 15, 2017 due to Hurricane Irma’s potential landfall at Joing Base Charleston, S.C.. Twenty-two C-17s were evacuated to alternate locations and eight were diverted in response to the hurricane. Airmen of the 437th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron ensured the relocated aircraft were maintained and prepared to conduct hurricane recovery operations from alternate installations including Scott Air Force Base, Ill. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christian Sullivan)