C-27J Transport Aircraft On Chopping Block Nine Months After Debut -- Stars and Stripes
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- The C-27J transport aircraft just made its theater debut, but it may be a cameo.
Despite a fervent defense by the crews that fly the aircraft and legislators whose states stand to lose jobs from its demise, the Air Force is trying to cut the program just eight months after the twin-propeller mini-cargo plane made its first combat flight. Meanwhile, C-27 crews supporting the 25th Combat Aviation Brigade in Afghanistan are trying to carry out their mission, though they worry the outcome of the debate could mean the closure of their Air National Guard base in Mansfield, Ohio.
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