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621st heads to Haiti for Matthew relief

Loadmasters from the 6th Airlift Squadron and 305th Aerial Port Squadron secure an all-terrain vehicle on board a C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Oct. 3, 2016. The aircraft, with personnel and equipment from the 621st Contingency Response Wing, is bound for Haiti in response to Hurricane Matthew. The 621st Contingency Response Wing has units continuously on alert and ready to deploy anywhere in the world in support of emergency operations, such as hurricane relief, within 12 hours of notification.

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Master Sgt. Daniel Graham, 621st Contingency Response Squadron air traffic controller, boards a C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Oct. 6, 2016. Graham is one of more than 30 Airmen, consisting of command and control, airfield assessment, aerial port, aircraft maintenance, contracting, and security forces, from the 621st Contingency Response Wing deploying to Port Au Prince International Airport, Haiti, in response to Hurricane Matthew.

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A C-17 Globemaster III from the 305th Air Mobility Wing prepares for take-off at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Oct. 6, 2016. The 305 AMW provided airlift to more than 30 Airmen from the 621st Contingency Response Wing from MDL to Port Au Prince International Airport, Haiti, in response to Hurricane Matthew.

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Airmen from the 6th Airlift Squadron and the 305th Aerial Port Squadron load a Humvee onto a C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Oct. 6, 2016. Mission partners at JB MDL provided the 621st Contingency Response Wing with mobility support as they sent more than 30 Airmen to Haiti in support of disaster relief operations in response to Hurricane Matthew.

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Col. Charles Henderson, 621st Contingency Response Wing commander, high-fives Tech. Sgt. Scott Carlson, 621st Contingency Response Squadron defender October 6, 2016 at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. Henderson was present to support more than 30 members of the 621st CRW on their way to Port-au-Prince, Haiti in response to Hurricane Matthew, October 6, 2016. Once on the ground, the CRW will provide assistance by facilitating the movement of humanitarian aid and cargo.

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Airmen of the 621st Contingency Response Wing wait for equipment to be leaded onto before taking off in a C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. on their way to Port-au-Prince, Haiti in response to Hurricane Matthew, October 6, 2016. The CRW is highly-specialized in rapidly deploying personnel to quickly open airfields and establish, expand, sustain, and coordinate air mobility operations alongside joint and intra-agency partners.

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More than 30 members of the 621st Contingency Response Wing aboard a C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. wait for equipment to be loaded on before takeoff on their way to Port-au-Prince, Haiti in response to Hurricane Matthew, October 6, 2016. The CRW is supporting the government of Haiti's request for humanitarian assistance. Once on the ground, the CRW will provide assistance by facilitating the movement of humanitarian aid and cargo.

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621st heads to Haiti for Matthew relief

Published Oct. 6, 2016
By JB MDL Public Affairs
JB MDL Public Affairs

JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. -- Loadmasters from the 6th Airlift Squadron and 305th Aerial Port Squadron secure an all-terrain vehicle on board a C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Oct. 3, 2016. The aircraft, with personnel and equipment from the 621st Contingency Response Wing, is bound for Haiti in response to Hurricane Matthew. The 621st Contingency Response Wing has units continuously on alert and ready to deploy anywhere in the world in support of emergency operations, such as hurricane relief, within 12 hours of notification.