JBLM assists Travis AFB with C-17 evacuation

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  • By Airman 1st Class Mikayla Heineck
  • 62nd Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Four C-17 Globemaster III aircraft from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., arrived at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., in the late and early hours of Aug. 19-20, 2020. JBLM was ready to support Travis AFB with their evacuation efforts to relocate aircraft from the wildfires there. The Travis AFB installation commander ordered evacuations for non-mission essential personnel and their family members following the fires near Fairfield and Vacaville, Calif.