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A spokesperson for Joint Base Charleston told News19 Sunday morning that a group of 12 C-17 cargo jets took off from their base around 7 p.m. Saturday. Courtesy Charleston, SC (WLTX)

Staff Sgt. John Eller conducts pre-flights check on his C-17 Globemaster III Jan. 3 prior to taking off from Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii for a local area training mission. Sgt. Eller is a loadmaster from the 535th Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)