From days to hours: March reservists respond with expeditious airlift support

Utility vehicles from the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, prepare to taxi on the flightline for loading onto a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, in support of Hurricane Sandy relief efforts, Nov. 4, 2012, March Air Reserve Base, Calif. The Department of Defense continues to flow forces, capabilities, and logistical supplies to the New York and New Jersey region in support of the Federal Emergency Management Agencies response to Hurricane Sandy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Juan Duenas)

From days to hours: March reservists respond with expeditious airlift support

A Southern California Edison bucket truck is cautiously marshaled by a March reservist through the dense fog that blanketed the March Field flightline during Hurricane Sandy relief efforts, Nov. 1, 2012. Vehicles were loaded onto C-17 Globemaster III and C-5 Galaxy aircraft, for transportation to the east coast to assist with power restoration operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Darnell Gardner)

From days to hours: March reservists respond with expeditious airlift support

Reservists and technicians from March Air Reserve Base, Calif., answered the President’s call to ‘lean forward’ with Hurricane Sandy relief efforts here Nov. 1, 2012, by loading Southern California Edison equipment onto a Travis Air Force Base C-5 Galaxy and a Joint Base Lewis-McChord C-17 Globemaster III. Here, Chief Master Sgt. Jim Wood, 56th Aerial Port Squadron and also manager, Desert Region Crane Operations for SCE, stabilizes an Edison truck prior to loading it on the C-5. (U.S. Air Force photo by Linda Welz)

March Airmen aid in Hurricane Sandy relief efforts

Reservists and technicians from March Air Reserve Base, Calif., answered the President's call to 'lean forward' with Hurricane Sandy relief efforts here Nov. 1, 2012, by loading Southern California Edison equipment onto a Travis Air Force Base C-5 Galaxy and a Joint Base Lewis-McChord C-17 Globemaster III. Here an Edison truck is secured in the cargo bay of a C-5. (U.S. Air Force photo/Linda Welz)

March Airmen aid in Hurricane Sandy relief efforts

Reservists and technicians from March Air Reserve Base, Calif., answered the President's call to 'lean forward' with Hurricane Sandy relief efforts here Nov. 1, 2012, by loading Southern California Edison equipment onto a Travis Air Force Base C-5 Galaxy and a Joint Base Lewis-McChord C-17 Globemaster III. Here a Team March member checks for clearance under an Edison truck as it is driven into the cargo bay of a C-5. (U.S. Air Force photo/Linda Welz)

March Airmen aid in Hurricane Sandy relief efforts

Reservists and technicians from March Air Reserve Base, Calif., answered the President's call to 'lean forward' with Hurricane Sandy relief efforts here Nov. 1, 2012, by loading Southern California Edison equipment onto a Travis Air Force Base C-5 Galaxy and a Joint Base Lewis-McChord C-17 Globemaster III. Here an Edison truck is loaded into the cargo bay of a C-5. (U.S. Air Force photo/Linda Welz)