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Caption:
FT. WORTH, Texas (Aug. 29, 2008) Pilots assigned to the Louisiana Air
National Guard 159th Fighter Wing deliver F-15 Strike Eagles to
temporarily refuge at Naval Air Station (NAS) Joint Reserve Base (JRB)
Fort Worth, Texas before Hurricane Gustav makes landfall near their
homeport of NAS JRB New Orleans. Other aircraft flown to the area
include F/A-18 Hornets from Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 204 stationed
at NAS Belle Chasse, La. and F/A-18 Super Hornets assigned to Strike
Fighter Squadron (VFA) 122 stationed at NAS Lemoore, Calif., that were
temporally deployed to New Orleans for annual training. Fort Worth is a
Continuity of Operations (COOP) Site during hurricane season and has
sheltered as many as 140 transient aircraft at one time. U.S. Navy
photo by Rusty Baker (Released)
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