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| https://www.daines.senate.gov/news/press-releases/daines-fights-to-protect-montana-air-national-guards-c-130s | Daines Fights to Protect Montana Air National Guards C-130s | 2020-11-13 | 2020 | 2020-11 | Republican | House | MT | Steve Daines | D000618 | www.daines.senate.gov | legacy | 11.13.20 Daines Fights to Protect Montana Air National Guard's C-130s U.S. SENATE U.S. Senator Steve Daines urged Senate and House Armed Services CommitteeLeadership to maintain a minimum inventoryof 292 C-130 aircraft, which includes thoseused by the Montana Air National Guard, in the upcoming National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Our Air National Guard C-130 flying wings provide nearly half of the Air Force's tactical airlift capability. For more than 50 years, we have brought Americans into combat, provided humanitarian relief around the globe, andsupported domestic response throughout the nation,Daines wrote.As the Air Force proposes changes to align our force structure with the National Defense Strategy (NDS), it is vitally important we do not trade experience and knowhow in pursuit of expensive, less defined capabilities. To read Daines' letter to Senate and House ArmedServices CommitteeLeadership, clickHERE. Ensuring that the minimum number of C-130 aircraft remains at 292 is critical so that squadrons, including the Montana Air National Guard, can conduct flight training, allow for more backup aircraft, and give America more flexibility for critical maintenance and depot periods that meet the requirements set by the NationalDefense Strategy (NDS). Print Email Tweet Next Article | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |