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Hawaii Guard deploys after tsunami hits American Samoa

September 30th, 2009
About 90 Hawaii National Guard members aboard two C-17 Globemaster IIIs are on their way to American Samoa this morning to help in the recovery efforts on the Pacific island, National Guard officials here announced Sept. 30.

Two C-17s from the 154th Wing, an associate unit based at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, are currently scheduled to fly to the island Sept. 30, after an 8.4 magnitude earthquake struck the Samoa Islands region on Sept. 29 that resulted in a destructive tsunami with 15 to 20 foot waves impacting the east side of American Samoa.
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