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412th LRS aids stranded motorists
From left: Steven Schlecht, James Boyer and Juan
Lopez of the 412th Logistics Readiness Squadron,
prepare to head back to Edwards AFB following a very
early work day where they were called to assist Kern
County Sheriff’s Department and California Highway
Patrol with transporting stranded motorists to shelters in
the local area such as this one at Mojave High School.
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heavy rainstorms that triggered a mudslide during the
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four buses and drivers to help transport victims to local
shelters.
Air Force photograph by Kenji Thuloweit
Courtesy photograph by Vince Doss Courtesy photographs by Robert Mejia
An Edwards AFB bus heads out the gate early in
the morning escorted by California Highway Patrol
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for assistance to help motorists who were stranded
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rainstorms hit the Antelope Valley on the evening
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closures.
