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MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. - Air National guardsmen from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst’s 108th Wing bed down a KC-135 Stratotanker after evacuating from New Jersey to McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., Aug. 26, 2011. Senior leaders from the joint base executed the base’s hurricane evacuation plan and used McConnell as a safehaven for their aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Courtney Witt/Released)

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MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. - Air National Guardsmen from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst’s 108th Wing bed down a KC-135 Stratotanker on the flightline at McConnell AFB, Kan., after evacuating from New Jersey to McConnell Aug. 26, 2011. Senior leaders from the joint base executed the base’s hurricane evacuation plan and used McConnell as a safehaven for their aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Courtney Witt/Released)

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MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. - Air National Guardsmen from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst’s 108th Wing bed down a KC-135 Stratotanker on the flightline at McConnell AFB, Kan., after evacuating from New Jersey to McConnell Aug. 26, 2011. Senior leaders from the joint base executed the base’s hurricane evacuation plan and used McConnell as a safehaven for their aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Courtney Witt/Released)

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MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. - Chief Master Sgt. Michelle Evan, 108th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron flight chief, left, Staff Sgt. Jared Bright, 108th AMXS crew chief, and Senior Master Sgt. Martin Currey 931st AMXS production superintendent, discuss bed down plans for five Air National Guard 108th Wing KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft which evacuated to McConnell AFB, Kan., Aug. 26, 2011. Team McConnell helped secure the aircraft so the McGuire Airmen could return to their homestation to prepare for Hurricane Irene’s approach. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Courtney Witt/Released)

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MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. - Tech. Sgt. Paul Blazewick, 108th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, finalizes maintenance paperwork after arriving at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., Aug. 26, 2011. Six Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotakers from the 108th Wing at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., evacuated to McConnell in preparation for Hurricane Irene’s approach. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Courtney Witt/Released)

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MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. - Six Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotakers from the 108th Wing at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., evacuated the base due to Hurricane Irene’s approach to McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., Aug. 26, 2011. Team McConnell helped secure the aircraft so the McGuire Airmen could return to their homestation to prepare for Hurricane Irene’s approach. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Courtney Witt/Released)

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MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. - Six Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotakers from the 108th Wing at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., evacuated their base to McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., Aug. 26, 2011. Team McConnell helped secure the aircraft so the McGuire Airmen could return to their homestation to prepare for Hurricane Irene’s approach. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Courtney Witt/Released)

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MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. - Six Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotakers from the 108th Wing at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., evacuated their base to McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., Aug. 26, 2011. Team McConnell helped secure the aircraft so the McGuire Airmen could return to their homestation to prepare for Hurricane Irene’s approach. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Courtney Witt/Released)

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MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. - Chief Master Sgt. Michelle Evan, 108th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, middle, discuss aircraft bed down plans with Staff Sgt. Jared Bright, 108th AMXS crew chief, left, and Senior Airman Ashley King, 108th AMXS fuels specialist, Aug. 26, 2011, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Six Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotakers from the 108th Wing at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., evacuated to McConnell in preparation for Hurricane Irene’s approach. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Courtney Witt/Released)

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PHOTO STORY: McConnell secures 108th aircraft from Irene

Published Aug. 29, 2011