bobdaley Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Could anyone clear up my confusion about USCG Herks. I just read a good article in AFM about the USCG. They are getting 13 or 14 C-27's. An Admiral said that was enough aircraft for three CG Air Stations. The article said the first HC-27's would go to Sacramento. Right now they have 4 CGAS's with HC-144's Mobile, Corpus, Miami and Otis. They have 5 CGAS's with Herks. Elizabeth City with J's and Kodiak getting J's and three with H's Clearwater, Barbers Point, and Sacramento. I know 7 Herks are going to the USFS. What about all the other H's? Are the HC-27's replacing the Herks or are they opening up new bases? Would HC-27's have the range required to operate out of Barbers Point? Thanks in Advance, Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkaminsk Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Bob, From what I've gathered the Coasties had planned to retain a mixed fleet of HC-130Hs and Js. This was later revised and plans called for reducing the HC-130H fleet to 16 frames by 2017 (and later to just 11). I'm told that the plans for additional HC-130J purchases are being reviewed as the service tries to figure out how to best integrate the HC-27J into its fleet. Five HC-130Js are currently on order, which will bring the total to 11. Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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