Tech. Sgt. James Vehlies inspects wires for possible chaffing October 30, 2007 in Southwest Asia. Some of the oldest C-130s in the Air Force fleet fly missions in support of operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom. Sergeant Vehlies is an electro-environmental systems craftsman with the 43rd Expeditionary Electronic Combat Squadron. [USAF photo by Staff Sgt. Phillip Butterfield]
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News: Aging C-130s: the geriatric fleet [2007-11-06]
"We are flying our planes into extinction," said Lt. Gen. Gary North.
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