Airborne (1997) by Clancy Tom

Author:Clancy, Tom [Tom, Clancy,]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2011-03-17T20:23:52+00:00

For all the noise in the cargo compartment, the crew chiefs love the fact that their standard equipment kit (carried on top of the rear ramp) includes virtually everything needed to configure the cargo compartment for almost any kind of load. This is vital, considering that a crew may be called upon in the middle of one trip to rapidly reconfigure their aircraft to go on another kind of mission. This is one of the reasons why the marriage of the Hercules and USAF Reserve/ANG has been such a resounding success. One of the best-kept secrets in the Air Force is that the majority of Hercules units belong to ANG and USAF Reserve units, being flown and operated by "Weekend Warriors." Given the nature of the airlift mission, whether it is supporting a crisis combat situation like Desert Shield or Haiti, or a disaster relief scenario like Hurricane Hugo or the Los Angeles riots, the "total force" concept (Active, Reserve, and ANG working together) has proven to be tailor-made for the -130 force. More than one Army commander that I have talked to refers to the Hercules as "the packing crate for the American military"!

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