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Cargo aircraft turned rescue platform for astronaut recovery
November 20, 2020
Hawaii Air National Guard pilots from the 154th Operations Group and 204th Airlift Squadron review mission plans on a C-17 Globemaster III Nov. 13, 2020, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. The Hawaii Air National Guard aircrew was supported by active-duty Airmen from the 15th Wing, who provided logistical and planning support for a contingency rescue operation for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program.
Rescue mission nothing new for Hawaii National Guard
July 2, 2020
Hawaii Air National Guard Airmen load equipment onto a C-17 Globemaster III, May 26, 2020, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to be able to quickly respond to astronaut rescue in the Pacific region in support of the launch of two American astronauts from Kennedy Space Center in Florida May 30. The rocket launch was part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program with SpaceX and Boeing.