Columbus is playing a big role in keeping some of the most expensive planes in the Navy's fleet safe from Hurricane Dorian.
At a price tag of $256 million, six P8-A's landed at Rickenbacker International Airport.
The call was made Monday to make plans to move the planes as the Hurricane's path became more certain.
Moving the planes and crew here means leaving their own families behind.
"I lived through Hurricane Irma and saw first hand it was estimated not to do a lot of damage to the eastern seaboard and it did significant damage you never know but we'll be prepared to go back and provide support any way we can," says Commander Patrick Gegg of Squadron 10.
He says when the Navy calls they don't give you a lot of time to get your personal affairs in order, especially with a Hurricane bearing down.
"From the time we made the call to move these jets all of us were kind of rushing to set up chairs were pulled inside, bbq grills secured flowers are set up correctly that's part of being in the military we go with the flow and bend to what the requirement is, " says Commander Gegg.
Getting the planes here was one thing, but finding a place to park 6, 129-foot-long aircraft is another challenge. Rickenbacker was uniquely qualified.
"We have 2, 12,000-foot runways lengths that's pretty unique not too many places in the country have that capability," said Commander David Johnson of the 121st Air Refueling Wing.
The planes will remain at Rickenbacker until the Commander gets clearance to return back to the base in Jacksonville, what they return home to will depend a lot on the patch and the wind strength of Hurricane Dorian.