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Old 02-04-2012, 11:12 AM
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Originally Posted by kc135driver View Post
Anybody have anything official from NGB?
Here ya go:

National Guard News - Air Force announces force structure and mission changes

"The Air National Guard’s changes include:

Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Air Force Base, Alaska – Retire four C-130 Hercules military transport aircraft.

Dannelly Airfield, Ala. – Retire one RC-26 Metroliner military transport aircraft (planned in the 2015 fiscal year).

Ft. Smith, Ark. –Retire 20 A-10 Thunderbolt jet aircraft; Add one MQ-1/9 Reaper Remote Split Operations unit.

Little Rock, Ark. – Retire one C-130H2 (planned in the 2017 fiscal year).
Sky Harbor Air Guard Station, Ariz. – Retire one KC-135 Stratotanker military transport aircraft.

Tucson, Ariz. – Retire one RC-26 aircraft (planned in the 2015 fiscal year).

Fresno Air National Guard Base, Calif. – Retire one RC-26 aircraft.

Bradley ANGB, Conn. – C-27J Spartan military transport aircraft squadron will not open (loss of four future aircraft); add nine to 11 MC-12W Liberty aircraft (planned for the 2014 fiscal year).

Jacksonville, Fla. – Retire one RC-26 aircraft (planned for the 2015 fiscal year).

Savannah, Ga. – Retire eight C-130H2 aircraft (planned for the 2016 fiscal year); add eight C-130H3 (planned for the 2016 fiscal year).
Robins, Ga. – Retire one E-8 Joint STARS battle management aircraft.

Des Moines, Iowa - Retire 21 F-16 Fighting Falcon jet aircraft; add one MQ-1/9 RSO unit.

Sioux City AGS, Iowa – Retire one KC-135 aircraft.

Ft Wayne, Ind. – Retire 20 A-10 aircraft; add nine to 11 MC-12W aircraft (planned for the 2014 fiscal year).

Louisville, Ky. – Transfer one C-130H2.5 aircraft.

Warfield AGS, Martin State, Md. – C-27J squadron will not open (loss of four future aircraft) ; add ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance) Group and expand Net Warfare Squadron.

Selfridge, Mich. – Retire 21 A-10 aircraft; add four KC-135Rs.

Kellogg AGS, Mich. – Retire four C-27J aircraft; add one MQ-1/9 RSO unit.

Meridian, Miss. – Retire six C-27J aircraft; retire one RC-26 aircraft (planned for the 2015 fiscal year); add nine to 11 MC-12W aircraft (planned for the 2014 fiscal year).

Rosecrans AGS, Mo. –Retire eight C-130H2.5s; transfer two C-130H2.5s aircraft; add eight C-130H3s (planned for the 2014 fiscal year).

Great Falls, Mont. – C-27J squadron will not open (loss of four future aircraft); add eight C-130sH2 (planned in the 2014 fiscal year).

Charlotte, N.C. – Transfer two C-130 (planned for the 2017 fiscal year).

Fargo, N.D. – C-27J squadron will not open (loss of four future aircraft).

Kirtland AFB, N.M. – Retire one RC-26 aircraft (planned for the 2015 fiscal year).

(Stratton AGS) Schenectady, N.Y. – Retire four C-130H2 aircraft.

(Hancock Field AGS) Syracuse, N.Y. – Retire one RC-26 aircraft (planned in the 2015 fiscal year).

Mansfield, Ohio – Retire four C-27J aircraft.

Rickenbacker, Ohio – Retire six KC-135 aircraft.

Pittsburgh, Pa. – Retire four KC-135 aircraft.

Willow Grove, Pa. – Add one MQ-1/9 RSO unit.

McGhee-Tyson, Tenn. – Transfer two KC-135 aircraft.

Carswell, Texas – Transfer eight C-130H2 (planned for the 2014 fiscal year);
add nine to 11 MC-12W aircraft (planned for the 2014 fiscal year).

Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base, Texas – Retire one RC-26 aircraft (planned for the 2015 fiscal year).

Fairchild AFB, Wash. – Retire one RC-26 aircraft (planned for FY15).
(Shepherd Field AGS) Martinsburg, W. Va. – Retire 11 C-5A Galaxy military transport aircraft (planned for the 2015 fiscal year); add eight C-17 aircraft (planned for the 2015 fiscal year).

Charleston, W. Va. – Retire one RC-26 aircraft (planned for the 2015 fiscal year); transfer one C-130.

Truax AGS, Wisc. – Retire one RC-26 aircraft.

Gen Mitchell, Wisc. -- Transfer two KC-135 aircraft.

Cheyenne, Wyo. – Transfer one C-130H2.5; Add one C-130H3."
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