Now this is an interesting development.
The US Marine Corps has a widely published "aviation neck-down campaign" that seeks to limit the number of aircraft in service. Additionally it seeks to limit the different types of engines in use.
Will this make the KC-130 obsolete in Marine Corps service? Operationally it follows behind the MEU like a Roman Camp Follower, using available land bases and is sometimes not available when crisis hits.
Are we seeing the beginning of the end of the Mighty Herc in Marine Green?
