Air Guard Urges Congress to Fund 72 Fighter Jets Annually

The Air National Guard is sounding the alarm: without congressional approval for multiyear funding to purchase at least 72 new fighter jets annually, they warn of dire consequences. Can Congress deliver the necessary support to keep our national defense on track?

https://osintsights.com/air-guard-urges-congress-to-fund-72-fighter-jets-annually?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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Air Guard Urges Congress to Fund 72 Fighter Jets Annually

Air National Guard urges Congress to fund 72 fighter jets annually, warning dire consequences without approval, act now to support procurement.

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🛩️ Aircraft: 🇺🇸 Lockheed Martin HC-130J Combat King II, combat search and rescue 4-engine fixed-wing military transport aircraft
🌀 Powerplant: 4× 🇺🇸 Rolls Royce AE2100D3 turboprop engines with 6 bladed propellers
🏷️ Callsign: 👑 KING67
🪖 Assigned to: 129th Rescue Wing, California Air National Guard, USAF
🗂️ S/N: 15-5842
🛠️ C/N: 382-5842
📍Destination: Moffett Federal Airfield, KNUQ, California, US
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Nicolas Maduro lands in New York after being 'dragged from his bedroom'

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What Does the National Guard Do? Why Are Its Troops in U.S. Cities?

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/us/politics/national-guard-troops-uses.html

🛩️ Aircraft: 🇺🇸 Lockheed Martin HC-130J Combat King II, combat search and rescue (CSAR) 4-engine fixed-wing military transport aircraft
🌀 Powerplant: 4 × Rolls Royce AE2100D3 turboprop engines with 8 bladed propellers
🏷️ Callsign: 👑 KING67
🪖 Assigned to: 129th Rescue Wing, California Air National Guard, USAF
🗂️ BuNo: 15-5842
📍Destination: KNUQ, Moffett Federal Airfield, California
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🧠🔒 So, an "elite" Air National Guard member thinks $250/month for plugging laptops into random networks is a steal? 🙄 Welcome to the world of 'legal botnets', where your top secret clearance means you can be legally clueless. 🔌💸 #SecurityFail
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/08/dslroot-proxies-and-the-threat-of-legal-botnets/ #SecurityFail #LegalBotnets #AirNationalGuard #Cybersecurity #Cluelessness #TechNews #HackerNews #ngated
DSLRoot, Proxies, and the Threat of ‘Legal Botnets’ – Krebs on Security

🛩️ Aircraft: 🇺🇸 Lockheed Martin HC-130J Combat King II, combat search and rescue (CSAR) 4-engine fixed-wing military transport aircraft
🔋Powerplant: 4 × Rolls Royce AE2100D3 turboprop engines with 8 bladed propellers
🏷️ Callsign: 👑 KING63
🪖 Assigned to: 129th Rescue Wing, California Air National Guard, USAF
🗂️ S/N: 14-5864
💡Fun facts: 1️⃣ HC-130 is the only fixed wing CSAR platform in USAF 2️⃣ HC-130 is capable of refueling helicopters using probe-and-drogue system (see my previous post) and of getting refueled using the boom system
📍Destination: KNUQ, Moffett Federal Airfield, California
🖼️ Prints available, link in bio 🔗
📷 Fujifilm X-H2
🔭 Fujinon XF500mmF5.6
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🛩️ Aircraft: 🇺🇸 Sikorsky HH-60G Pave Hawk, a four-blade, twin-engine, medium-lift military utility helicopter
🔋Powerplant: 2 × General Electric T700-GE turboshaft engines
🏷️ Callsign: 🏴‍☠️ JOLLY91
🪖 Assigned to: 129th Rescue Wing, California Air National Guard, USAF
🗂️ S/N: 01-26885
💡Fun fact: Refueling probe you see protruding from the front of the helicopter extends even further for an aerial drogue-and-chute type refueling
📍Destination: KNUQ, Moffett Federal Airfield, California
🖼️ Prints available, link in bio 🔗
📷 Fujifilm X-H2
🔭 Fujinon XF500mmF5.6
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