Thurs. 7:40 pm: Defense bill to benefit air reserve station
VIENNA – A defense policy bill that contains language to prioritize upgrades to C-130 Hercules aircraft at the Youngstown Air Reserve Station was approved Thursday in the U.S. Senate.
The amendment contained in the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act encourages the U.S. Air Force to act on the upgrades by requiring it to prioritize upgrades to the new C-130 J Super Hercules, which the reserve station needs for its special mission, according to a joint release from U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and Rob Portman, R-Ohio.
The legislation, when passed into law, “would aid in addressing a critical need for our mission capabilities,” said Master Sgt. Bob Barko Jr., 910th Airlift Wing Public Affairs superintendent.
The 910th Airlift Wing, which has eight C-130s, is the U.S. Department of Defense’s only large area fixed-wing aerial spray unit. It’s used to control insects, undesirable vegetation and to disperse oil spills in large bodies of water.
Read more in Friday’s Tribune Chronicle.
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