Crew members with the 305th Air Mobility Wing from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., perform pre-flight checks on their C-17 Globemaster III before departing from Joint Base Charleston to return to JB MDL to assist with Hurricane Sandy relief efforts Oct. 31, 2012. C-17 Globemaster IIIs from JB MDL and Dover Air Force Base, Del., landed here over the weekend because of the intensity of Hurricane Sandy affecting the Northeast. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Dennis Sloan)