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Massive Planes Land Today in Military's Disaster Drills

The Los Alamitos Joint Forces Training Base Hosted the Air Force Reserve and Coast Guard for Operation Patriot Hook, an emergency response training exercise.

Thomas Wasper, Neighbor
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Massive military aircraft flew in and out of the Los Alamitos Joint Forces Training Base today, as the California National Guard conducted a disaster preparedness drill.

The Joint Training Base hosted units under the command of the U.S. Air Force Reserve Command in ``Operation Patriot Hook.''

Aircraft, military personnel and equipment from the California National Guard, Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security and several other agencies participated in the statewide drill. C-5 and C-17 transportation aircraft, and KC-135 aerial tankers, flew in and out of Los Alamitos to islands off the coast as part of the exercise.

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