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Last Air Force Wing to bid farewell to legacy of Combat Rescue aircraft Nov 01, 2019 - The 920th Rescue Wing is celebrating the legacy of its HC-130P/N combat-rescue fleet as the wing expects to receive a replacement fleet of HC-130J in the Spring of 2020. This new airframe will not only replace the legacy HC-130 fleet but with its arrival also comes the elimination of two aviation career fields: Flight Engineer and Airborne Mission Systems Specialist. [Read more...]	Last Alaska Air Guard HC-130N aircraft departs for Patrick AFB Jan 17, 2017 - Current and former members of the Alaska Air National Guard’s 211th Rescue Squadron bid farewell to the last of their HC-130N aircraft (#93-2106) on January 17 as it departed for Patrick Air Force Base, Florida. [Read more...]

Air Force bids farewell to Combat Talon I Apr 29, 2013 - "Blackbird fly... into the light of a dark, black night." The Beatles somber, fitting refrain closed the MC-130E Combat Talon I's retirement ceremony here April 25th, completing the "Blackbird's" almost 50-year career with the U.S. Air Force. [Read more...]

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