The Department of the Air Force selected Wyoming Air National Guard Base in Cheyenne as the next location to host C-130Js.
A total of eight C-130J aircraft will be used to recapitalize the aging C-130H fleet, where older C-130H models will be fleet managed out of service and replaced by C-130H models from converting units.
This significant series upgrade will require new flight qualification for pilots and loadmasters transitioning airframes, while removing the navigators and flight engineers from the aircrew.
An excess of 19 manpower positions due to this shift will be repurposed through the Air National Guard corporate process. The first aircraft are scheduled to arrive in early 2028.
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