The Air Force is working on an "alternative" plan to loan Air National Guard C-130 cargo haulers to an Arkansas-based active-duty unit instead of a permanent transfer of the aircraft as detailed in the service's fiscal year 2011 budget proposal, according to the top ANG officer. The alternate plan "complies with the president's budget as far as the savings generated to the Air Force and accomplishes the goal of retiring the earlier [C-130]Es and [C-130]Hs, but instead of a permanent...
