C-130 Hercules - Heading Home

SEBRING AIRPORT, Fla.—Lt. Col. Valerie Vail waits for fellow Airmen to load another patient onto a C-130 Hercules here Sept. 23. The Hercules flew elderly evacuees back to Key West, Fla. following Hurricane Rita. The Air Force is assisting with the Hurricane Rita humanitarian operations. Colonel Vail is a nurse with the North Carolina Air National Guard’s 156th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Brian E. Christiansen)