An Air Force official confirms that more than 20 F-16 aircraft based at Homestead Air Reserve Base in the Miami area will be moved out of state.
And the Florida Air National Guard has sent F-15 fighters based in Jacksonville to Wright Patterson AFB in Ohio.
On its Facebook page Naval Air Station Fort Worth highlighting the arrival of some of the aircraft from Homestead said more than 150 military aircraft were being relocated from southeastern states.
After Hurricane Dorian makes landfall it will be up to the National Guard to lead the initial response effort.
It will be up to Major General James Eifert, the Adjutant General of the Florida National Guard, to determine if additional assets from active duty forces will be needed to augment Guard efforts. At a news conference on Friday, Florida officials said 2,000 National Guardsmen had already been called up and that a total of 4,000 will have been mobilized by Saturday.
In past hurricanes, the active duty military has positioned troops, aircraft and equipment in surrounding states to be prepared to respond should that call be made.
Last year, Tyndall Air Force Base in the Florida panhandle took a direct hit from Hurricane Michael completely devastating the base.
The Air Force has estimated that it will cost $3 billion to rebuild.
Sourse: abcnews.go.com
