T
he Pennsylvania Air National Guard has put one of the EC-130E Commando Solo aircraft of the 193rd Special Operations Wing on static display at Ft. Indiantown Gap, commemorating the event in a special ceremony last week, reports The Patriot-News. This particular aircraft tail No. 7773 flew until the end of 2005. The ANG’s 193rd SOW began the shift to the new J model Hercules, the EC-130J Commando Solo II, in 2004. The unit flies psychological warfare missions, broadcasting information to target audiences via radio and television.
The Space Development Agency says it’s on track to issue its next batch of missile warning and tracking satellite contracts this month after those awards were delayed by the Pentagon’s decision to divert funds from the agency to pay troops during this fall’s prolonged government shutdown.
