Members of the Canadian Air Force arrived at Little Rock AFB, Ark., recently for a close up view of how the US trains its C-130J aircrews. The 12 Canadians—aircrew and maintainers—spent a week absorbing training lessons and information about the newest Hercules, in preparation for transition from the current Canadian fleet of C-130Es and Hs to the J models. Canada currently plans to buy 17 C-130Js from Lockheed Martin. Canadian Maj. Derek Miller, operational requirements manager on this program, said that it’s time for Canada to “trade up to a digital airframe” from its older C-130s, which “have begun to show signs of age.”
Lt. Gen. Stephen L. Davis, the Department of the Air Force’s top internal watchdog, has been nominated to lead Air Force Global Strike Command, which oversees the service’s bombers and intercontinental ballistic missiles.