‘Behind glide slope’: Navy Reserve chief calls for Congress to step up its KC-130J buy

‘Behind glide slope’: Navy Reserve chief calls for Congress to step up its KC-130J buy

Vice Adm. Nancy Lacore said only about 40 percent of the C/KC-130J fleet are mission capable on average, numbers she described as "not great."

Buying KC-130Js Key To Navy's Ability To Fight In Pacific: Reserve Boss

The head of the U.S. Navy Reserve says that acquiring new C-130J Hercules aircraft is a top priority, particularly because of the critical organic aerial refueling capacity they could provide in a future Pacific fight. The Navy currently relies on U.S. Air Force tankers to provide aerial refueling support, fleets that are already strained by non-combat demands. Aging Navy Reserve C-130Ts already play key, if largely unsung, air refueling and log…