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U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 37th and 59th Air Wing unload hospital patients at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, Sept. 12, 2008, that were evacuated from Beaumont, Texas. These patients were transported by a combined effort from the Little Rock Air Force Base C-130 aircraft and crews and the 908th Aero medical Evacuation Squadron, Scott Air Force Base, Ill., in preparation for Hurricane Ike's landfall in southern Texas.

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Canadian Air Force medical technician Kate Ryan helps evacuees of Hurricane Gustav to board a flight The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency and The Department of Defense chartered to transport citizens to destinations safely outside the hurricanes path Lake Front Airport, New Orleans, La., Aug. 31, 2008. The Canadian Forces aircraft was brought in to help as part of the Civil Assistance Plan between the United States and Canada.

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Canadian Air Force medical technician Kate Ryan helps evacuees of Hurricane Gustav to board a flight The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency and The Department of Defense chartered to transport citizens to destinations safely outside the hurricanes path Lake Front Airport, New Orleans, La., Aug. 31, 2008. The Canadian Forces aircraft was brought in to help as part of the Civil Assistance Plan between the United States and Canada.

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Hurricane Gustav evacuees from New Orleans step off a C-17 from McChord Air Force Base, Wash., August 31 after being transported out of harm's way. To date, Air Mobility Command units have transported more than 6,500 Gustav evacuees to safety. The evacuees were sent to different cities in Tennessee where relief teams were awaiting their arrival with food, water and shelter.

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Emergency vehicles carrying evacuees of Hurricane Gustav stage near a Canadian Air Force C-17 at Lake Front Airport, New Orleans, La., Aug. 31, 2008. The Federal Emergency Management Agency and The Department of Defense chartered flights to transport citizens to destinations safely outside the hurricanes path. The Canadian Forces aircraft was brought in to help as part of the Civil Assistance Plan between the United States and Canada.

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U.S. Army Soldiers and emergency personnel help an evacuee of Hurricane Gustav board a C-17 Globemaster III at Lake Front Airport, New Orleans, La., Aug. 31, 2008. The Federal Emergency Management Agency and The Department of Defense chartered flights to transport citizens to destinations safely outside the hurricanes path.

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Emergency vehicles carrying evacuees of Hurricane Gustav stage near a Canadian Air Force C-17 at Lake Front Airport, New Orleans, La., Aug. 31, 2008. The Federal Emergency Management Agency and The Department of Defense chartered flights to transport citizens to destinations safely outside the hurricanes path.The Canadian Forces aircraft was brought in to help as part of the Civil Assistance Plan between the United States and Canada.

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U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Frances Williams helps an evacuee of Hurricane Gustav board a flight The Federal Emergency Management Agency and The Department of Defense haschartered to transport citizens to destinations safely outside the hurricanes path Lake Front Airport, New Orleans, La., Aug. 31, 2008.

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A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III carrying evacuees of Hurricane Gustav prepares to take off as the hurricane approaches. The Federal Emergency Management Agency and The Department of Defense chartered flights to transport citizens to destinations safely outside the hurricanes path, Aug. 31, 2008.

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Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff greets U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Steve Flanagan during a tour of medical evacuation operations for Hurricane Gustav, Lake Front Airport, New Orleans, LA, Aug. 31, 2008. The Federal Emergency Management Agency and The Department of Defense chartered flights to transport citizens to destinations safely outside the hurricanes path.

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Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff walks with U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Steve Flanagan during a tour of medical evacuation operations for Hurricane Gustav, Lake Front Airport, New Orleans, La.,, Aug. 31, 2008. The Federal Emergency Management Agency and The Department of Defense chartered flights to transport citizens to destinations safely outside the hurricanes path.

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Emergency vehicles carrying evacuees of Hurricane Gustav stage near a Canadian Air Force C-17 at Lake Front Airport, New Orleans, La., Aug. 31, 2008. The Federal Emergency Management Agency and The Department of Defense chartered flights to transport citizens to destinations safely outside the hurricanes path. The Canadian Forces aircraft was brought in to help as part of the Civil Assistance Plan between the United States and Canada.

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Evacuees of Hurricane Gustav arrive at the Louis Armstrong International Airport, New Orleans, La., to board a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III The Federal Emergency Management Agency and The Department of Defense chartered to transport citizens to destinations safely outside the hurricanes path, Aug. 31, 2008.

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U.S. Army Soldiers and emergency personnel help an evacuee of Hurricane Gustav board a C-17 Globemaster III at Lake Front Airport, New Orleans, La., Aug. 31, 2008. The Federal Emergency Management Agency and The Department of Defense chartered flights to transport citizens to destinations safely outside the hurricanes path.

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Emergency vehicles carrying evacuees of Hurricane Gustav stage near a Canadian Air Force C-17 at Lake Front Airport, New Orleans, La., Aug. 31, 2008. The Federal Emergency Management Agency and The Department of Defense chartered flights to transport citizens to destinations safely outside the hurricanes path. The Canadian Forces aircraft was brought in to help as part of the Civil Assistance Plan between the United States and Canada.

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A Navy C-130 sits at the New Orleans International Airport waiting to help evacuate local residents to safety, August 31. Evacuation efforts against Hurricane Gustav were supported by all branches of the military Saturday through Sunday. The evacuees were sent to different cities in neighboring states where relief teams were awaiting their arrival with food, water and shelter.

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Senior Airman Robert Haog and Staff Sgt. Adam White, 573rd Global Support Squadron, 615th Contingency Response Wing, Air Mobility Command weigh luggage as evacuees of Hurricane Gustav arrive at the Louis Armstrong International Airport, New Orleans, LA., to board flights The Federal Emergency Management Agency and The Department of Defense have chartered to transport citizens who otherwise could not leave on their own to destinations safely outside the hurricanes path, Aug. 30, 2008.

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Captain Marian Collins, Logistics Officer, 615th Contingency Response Wing, Travis AFB, CA, speaks on a cell phone in the Command Center at the Luis Armstrong International Airport, New Orleans, LA, Aug. 31, 2008. Capt Collins is supporting the operations to evacuate civilians from New Orleans prior to Hurricane Gustav making landfall.

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A Canadian C-17 Globemaster III, waits for patients to be loaded at the Lakefront Airport in New Orleans, LA, Aug.31, 2008. The patients are being evacuated out of New Orleans prior to Hurricane Gustav making landfall.

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Master Sgt. Kevin Moss, Texas Air National Guard, marshals a C-130 Hercules at Southeast Texas regional airport in Beaumont, Texas. The C-130 evacuated more than 150 patients from nursing homes and extended care facilities from in and around the area in preperation for hurricane Gustav's arrival.

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