McKinley: USAF Brass Pushing Alternative To ANG C-130 Transfer Plan

By Pat Host / May 4, 2010 at 5:00 AM
Air Force Secretary Michael Donley and Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz have been "proactive" in working on an alternative plan in a dispute between the Air Force and Congress over the transfer of Air National Guard C-130 cargo haulers to the active-duty fleet, according to the top National Guard Bureau official. The Air Force's fiscal year 2011 budget proposal calls for permanently shifting the C-130s' status, but after complaints by a number of lawmakers concerned about losing aircraft in...

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