
RESCUEwillcapturethedynamicsanddramaofdisasterresponse,givingtheaudienceaninsidersviewofatrulyremarkableforceforgoodinaworldthatisincreasinglyinneedofit.Fromtheindividualcivilianatriskfortheirlifeadriftatseatoamassivenaturaldisasterthreateningthousandsoflives,thereisamechanismandresourcesinplacetohelpsavelives.Oddly,theinstrumentofhostility,themilitary,isevenmoreoftentheinstrumentforsavingcivilianlivesonbothasmallerandlargerscale.OurstorytakesplaceintheU.S.andCanada,countrieswhosemilitaryarefrequentlycalledupontosupporthumanitariancrises.IntheU.S.,theUSAFmaintainsandoperatesalargefleetofunusuallyequippedcargoaircraft,theC-17,originallydesignedtomovetroopsandhugemilitaryassetstoremotepartsofthebattlefieldinsupportofcombattroops.Infact,theseuniqueairplanesandtheircrewsflyfarmorehumanitarianmissionsthanmilitarymissions...
