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On Tuesday Wyoming's Congressional delegation wrote a letter to United States Department of Agriculture Under Secretary Robert Bonnie. The letter states that the delegation is aware that the U.S. Forest Service Fire and Aviation Management's' CH-130H program is actively seeking a location for a long term facility, and the delegation has suggested two Wyoming locations including on in the Big Horn Basin. On Wyoming entity that has expressed interest is B&G Industries in Greybull. In the letter it's stated they told the delegation they have a state-of-the-art hanger facility that could accommodate two of the aircraft with an additional 60,000 feet of hanger and storage…
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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - A Wyoming Air National Guard crew has been recognized for how is handled an emergency landing this past summer.The guard, reserve and active duty aircrew aboard the C-130H3 received the Air Mobility Command Chief of Safety Aircrew of Distinction Award.This summer the crew successfully landed the plane in Utah without any injuries or fatalities despite a malfunctioning nose gear.The Modular Airborne Firefighting System crew had finished two successful fire retardant drops when it was instructed to reload for a third drop.Maj. Jack Berquist, the aircraft commander, landed the plane and held the nose up off the ground as long as possible, before gently …
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MARIETTA, Ga., Dec. 21, 2015 – U.S. Air Force crews recently ferried two additional C-130J Super Hercules aircraft from the Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) facility here. These aircraft are a C-130J-30 Super Hercules assigned to Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, and an HC-130J Combat King II assigned to Moody Air Force Base, Georgia. Maj. Gen. Rowayne A. “Wayne” Schatz, Jr., vice commander, Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, flew the C-130J to Little Rock Air Force Base on Dec. 17. Schatz is a command pilot with experience in C-130 E and H models. A U.S. Air Force crew from Moody Air Force Base ferried the HC-130J to its new home on…
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The AC-130J Ghostrider Will Get A Big Ass Gun Afterall It is no secret that the AC-130 fleet is changing. Once defined by their bristling cannons, the new breed of AC-130s are all about guided bombs and a slew of smart weapons, with just a single, direct fire 30mm cannon being fitted. Luckily, sharper minds have prevailed at AFSOC and now the AC-130Js will get the massive 105mm cannon they rightfully deserve. Lt. General Bradley Heithold, the head of the AFSOC, swears by the AC-130's 105mm howitzer, told Breakingdefense.com that it's both more accurate and way less expensive than the precision guided munitions it was intended to replace. He credits the gun's precision…
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