139th Airlift Wing provides C-130 Hercules transport to FEMA

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A C-130 Hercules from the 139th Airlift Wing of the Missouri Air National Guard taxies after completing a competition mission at McChord Air Force Base, Wash., on July 20, 2009.

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A C-130 Hercules from the 139th Airlift Wing of the Missouri Air National Guard taxies after completing a competition mission at McChord Air Force Base, Wash., on July 20, 2009.

COLUMBIA, Mo. - The 139th Airlift Wing based at Rosecrans Airport in St. Joseph will play a role in the national level exercise, Cracked Earth.

Through a comprehensive evaluation process, this exercise will assess response and recovery capabilities both nationally and regionally in the event of a catastrophic earthquake in Missouri.

Beginning at 9 a.m. today, the crew will practice loading FEMA equipment and personnel for Missouri Task Force 1 at the Columbia Regional Airport.

This task force is FEMA’s search and rescue team. The exercise is intended to gauge how participants would react in case there is ever a similar disaster.

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