Ellington Is Central Hub in Texas
for Hurricane Rita Relief: Ellington Field, Tex., home to the Air National Guard’s 147th Fighter Wing, already has moved more than 100 tons of relief supplies and is expecting much more. Helping the fighter wing with the logistics of this air mobility effort are airmen of ANG’s 136th Airlift Wing, NAS JRB Fort Worth, Tex.
As L3Harris proves its OA-1K Skyraider II special operations aircraft can carry a signals intelligence sensor and electronic attack weapon, a key congressional committee is poised to boost production of the converted Air Tractor prop plane.