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Airman 1st Class Patrick Russ directs the driver of a truck out of a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., on Nov. 5, 2012. The C-17 crew from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., is bringing equipment in support of Hurricane Sandy relief efforts. Russ is a loadmaster with the 8th Airlift Squadron.

Airman 1st Class Patrick Russ directs the driver of a truck out of a C-17 Globemaster

Airman 1st Class Patrick Russ directs the driver of a truck out of a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., on Nov. 5, 2012. The C-17 crew from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., is bringing equipment in support of Hurricane Sandy relief efforts. Russ is a loadmaster with the 8th Airlift Squadron.

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