Staff Sgt. Drew Gayhart, 16th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, checks the engines of a C-17 Globemaster III as it prepares to depart Joint Base Charleston in preparation for Hurricane Irma Sept. 8, 2017. The aircrew flew to MacDill Air Force Base, Florida to pick up an En-Route Patient Staging System and a 15- person medical team. From Scott AFB, the team will fly the standard missions they would fly from JB Charleston as well as hurricane relief missions.

Staff Sgt. Drew Gayhart, 16th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, performs a final inspection prior to the takeoff of one of the final C-17 Globemaster IIIs out of Joint Base Charleston in preparation for Hurricane Irma Sept. 8, 2017. The aircrew flew to MacDill Air Force Base, Florida to pick up an En-Route Patient Staging System and a 15-person medical team. From Scott AFB, the team will fly the standard missions they would fly from JB Charleston as well as hurricane relief missions.

Staff Sgt. Dungan Farver, 16th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, performs a preflight inspection prior to the takeoff of one of the final C-17 Globemaster IIIs out of Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina in preparation for Hurricane Irma Sept. 8, 2017. After departing Charleston the aircrew flew to MacDill Air Force Base, Florida to pick up an En-Route Patient Staging System and a 15-person medical team. From Scott AFB, the team will fly the standard missions they would fly from JB Charleston in addition to hurricane relief missions.

Senior Airman Daniel Giulian, 437th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron maintainer, walks alongside a C-17 Globemaster III before departing from Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, in preparation for Hurricane Irma, Sept. 8, 2017. After departing Joint Base Joint Base Charleston in preparation for Hurricane Irma, the C-17 stopped at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida to pick up an En-Route Patient Staging System and a 15- person medical team. The ERPSS and team will fly to various locations impacted by the hurricane and provide medical aid.

Staff Sgt. Dungan Farver, 16th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, directs a k-loader as it backs up to a C-17 Globemaster III Sept. 8, 2017. After departing Joint Base Charleston in preparation for Hurricane Irma, the C-17 stopped at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida to pick up an En-Route Patient Staging System and a 15-person medical team. The ERPSS and team will fly to various locations impacted by the hurricane and provide medical aid.

Staff Sgt. Dungan Farver, 16th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, directs a humvee as it backs up to a C-17 Globemaster III at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Sept. 8, 2017. After departing Joint Base Charleston in preparation for Hurricane Irma, the C-17 stopped at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida to pick up an En-Route Patient Staging System and a 15-person medical team. The ERPSS and team will fly to various locations impacted by the hurricane and provide medical aid.

An En-Route Patient Staging System and a 15-person medical team prepares for takeoff from MacDill Air Force Base, Florida Sept. 8, 2017. The ERPSS and team were picked up by one of the last C-17 Globemaster III aircraft to depart Joint Base Charleston in preparation for Hurricane Irma. The ERPSS and team will fly to various locations impacted by the hurricane and provide medical aid.

Staff Sgt. Tyle Scott, 16th Airlift Squadron crew chief, moves a pallet of medical supplies after landing at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, Sept. 8, 2017. After leaving Joint Base Charleston in preparation for Hurricane Irma, the aircrew flew to MacDill Air Force Base, Florida to pick up an En-Route Patient Staging System and a 15-person medical team. From Scott AFB, the team will fly the standard missions they would fly from JB Charleston as well as hurricane relief missions.