The Air Force hasn’t settled yet on a method of disposition for the C-27J Spartan transports that it wants to divest, said Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz. “Probably our best option” is to place them in storage in the service’s aircraft boneyard at Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz., Schwartz told reporters during a Jan. 27 briefing. The are several storage possibilities, including Type 1000 recoverable storage and comparatively less expensive Type 2000 storage that allows maintainers to strip the airplanes for spare parts, he noted. The Air National Guard already has in its inventory more than 20 of the 38 C-27s that the Air Force planned to procure, but now doesn’t want to operate any longer since the service maintains that C-130s are able to support Army units directly in theater at less cost. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond Odierno said on Jan. 27 he had signed a new memorandum of understanding with the Air Force on direct support that same day. “We’ll mitigate the loss of the C-27,” he said. “I’m not sure we’ll be able to completely mitigate it, but [the MOU] will help.” (Schwartz transcript) (Odierno transcript)
How Miss America 2024 Took the Air Force Somewhere New
Dec. 20, 2024
When 2nd Lt. Madison Marsh became the first ever active service member crowned Miss America on Jan. 14, top Air Force officials recognized a rare opportunity to reach women and girls who otherwise might not consider military service as an option.