ON TO OXNARD - Brig. Gen. Darren W. McDew, Vice Commander of 18th Air Force, flies the eighth and final C-130J delivered to the California Air National Guard.
Posted on 05/15/2007 7:51:59 PM PDT by BenLurkin
Lockheed Martin Corp. delivered its150th C-130J Super Hercules cargo plane to the California Air National Guard as the eighth and final C 130J assigned to the 146th Airlift Wing at Channel Islands Air National Guard Base near Oxnard. The aircraft was accepted on May 8 at Lockheed Martin's plant in Marietta, Ga., and flown to California by Brig. Gen. Darren W. McDew, Vice Commander of 18th Air Force.
"The C-130J is an evolutionary leap in airlift technology compared to legacy C-130s," McDew said during the acceptance ceremony in Marietta. "This aircraft offers flexibility through greater range and payload for commanders as well as advanced situational awareness for aircrews. As the Air Force looks for ways to accomplish the mission more efficiently, the C-130J is a key contributor to that goal."
The 146th Airlift Wing has just returned from a 20-month deployment to Iraq.
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ON TO OXNARD - Brig. Gen. Darren W. McDew, Vice Commander of 18th Air Force, flies the eighth and final C-130J delivered to the California Air National Guard.
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