House and Senate authorizers have developed a solution for how to redistribute the C-27J Spartan airlifters the Air Force no longer wants, a deal contingent on the shift of HC-130 aircraft to the Forest Service, according to a recently released legislative agreement. The distribution plan remains theoretical unless the agreement gets through Congress and becomes law in the next several days. The Air Force proposed divesting the 21-aircraft C-27J fleet as part of its fiscal year 2013 budget request, prompting...
