Hawley Gives Update On Efforts To Have C-130J’s Transferred To Rosecrans Air National Guard Base in St. Joseph
May 4, 2023 6:19AM CDT
(MISSOURINET) – Rosecrans Air National Guard Base in northwest Missouri’s St. Joseph is hoping to land the next generation of C-130 transport planes. Missouri U-S Senator Josh Hawley, along with every other member of the state’s congressional delegation, sent a letter to the Air Guard’s commanding general asking for eight C-130-J’s:
Hawley also suggests the new C-130-J would enable the 139th Airlift Wing at Rosecrans to better respond to any natural disasters in the central U-S.