Lockheed Martin has delivered the first C-130J tactical transport to be assigned to a US Air Force Air Mobility Command active-duty combat unit. The aircraft was transferred to the 41st Airlift Squadron, which will stand up at Little Rock AFB, Arkansas, later this year as the service's first all-C-130J active-duty unit. Previous production examples have been assigned to Air National Guard, Air Force Reserve and training units.
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Source: Flight International
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