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Two men, one in a United States Coast Guard uniform and the other in a navy blue t-shirt and pants, shake hands in front of a C-27J Spartan medium range surveillance aircraft.

Coast Guard Assigns Third C-27J To Air Station Sacramento

The Coast Guard assigned its third operational C-27J Spartan medium range surveillance aircraft, CGNR 2708, to Air Station Sacramento, California, June 1, 2016. The air station is the first to receive C-27Js and is scheduled to reach initial operational capability in July, when it receives the fourth of its six Spartans. The C-27Js will replace the station’s HC-130H Hercules long range surveillance aircraft. U.S. Coast Guard photo.

For more information: C-27J program page

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