U.S Coast Guard, Forest Service Sparring Over C-27Js

Credit: U.S. Air Force
Once a U.S. Air Force castoff, the C-27J tactical airlifter has become a hot commodity in the U.S. government's aircraft fleet. The USAF's decision early this year to mothball its 21 brand-new, twin-engine C-27Js—labeling the Alenia Aermacchi transports a niche capability too expensive to sustain...

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