Lockheed Martin has delivered two more C-130J Super Hercules airlifters to 3rd Airlift Wing, Little Rock AFB, Ark., where they were assigned to the 48th Airlift Squadron—the Air Force’s C-130J training unit. A total of six have been delivered to the unit this year, and the new aircraft are the longer fuselage C-130Js that feature a strengthened cargo ramp and improved airdrop capability. A total of 180 C-130Js are on order, with 135 delivered already.
Improving Guam’s Defenses is Top Priority for INDOPACOM
March 4, 2021
Protecting Guam is the top priority for U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, as the island territory and its large military presence has grown in strategic importance and the command is calling on Congress for billions more to build up its infrastructure there and across the region. INDOPACOM boss Adm. Philip S. Davidson,…