The Air Force on Tuesday delivered the fourth and final C-130J transport to the Royal Norwegian Air Force, thereby completing the aircraft portion of a foreign military sale to the Scandinavian ally. The handover of keys to the aircraft to the Norwegians took place at Lockheed Martin’s C-130J production facility in Marietta, Ga., Daryl Mayer, Air Force Material Command spokesman, told the Daily Report. The delivery was two months ahead of schedule. Norway is the first nation to acquire the C-130J via a FMS arrangement, and the deal also includes spare parts, technical publications, and training. “From the very beginning, this case has served as an example of how to conduct foreign military sales,” said Lt. Col. Peter Eide, commander of the 657th Aeronautical Systems Squadron at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. (Wright-Patterson report by Daryl Mayer)
U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagles have roared out of Barnes Air National Guard Base, Mass., for the last time. The 104th Fighter Wing’s last three F-15Cs departed the base Oct. 23 for the “Boneyard” at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., ending the aircraft's era on the frontlines of homeland defense.
