Alaska Air Guard divests cargo planes

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Lt. Col. Blake Gettys, commander of the 176 Operations Group, bids farewell to Master Sgt. Derek Netzly, a member of the Ohio Air National Guard's 179th Airlift Squadron and the new crew chief of C-130 cargo plane "Five Four" here May 23, 2013. The "Five Four" is one of three C-130s that were transferred from the Alaska Air National Guard's 176 Wing to the Ohio Air National Guard's 179th Airlift Wing. National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. N. Alicia Goldberger.

Alaska Air Guard divests cargo planes

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Cargo plane "Five Six" taxis to the runway here May 23, 2013 for its last flight bearing the 176 Wing name. The Alaska Air National Guard's 176 Wing transfered three C-130 cargo planes to the Ohio Air National Guard's 179th Airlift Wing. National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. N. Alicia Goldberger.

Alaska Air Guard divests cargo planes

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Tech. Sgt. Brian Cannon, a flight engineer with the Arkansas Air National Guard's 154th Training Squadron, inspects a C-130 cargo aircraft on the flightline here May 23, 2013. The C-130 was one of three being transferred from the Alaska Air National Guard's 176 Wing to the Ohio Air National Guard's 179th Airlift Wing. National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. N. Alicia Goldberger.

Alaska Air Guard divests cargo planes

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Tech. Sgt. Brian Cannon, a flight engineer with the Arkansas Air National Guard's 154th Training Squadron, inspects a C-130 cargo aircraft on the flightline here May 23, 2013. The C-130 was one of three being transferred from the Alaska Air National Guard's 176 Wing to the Ohio Air National Guard's 179th Airlift Wing. National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. N. Alicia Goldberger.

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KULIS AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Alaska ? Members from the 176th Maintenance Group tow a HC-130N from hangar 1, building 3, Jan. 18, 2011. This aircraft is the last aircraft to go through an isochronal inspection ? a detailed assessment and repairs of the aircraft from tip to tail and everything in between - before the 176th Wing relocates from Kulis Air National Guard Base to Elmendorf per the 2005 Defense Base Closure and Realignment proposal. Hangar 1 in its many incarnations has been in service since 1955 where maintainers worked on the T-6G Texan Trainer to the F-80 "Shooting Star" jet fighter. Alaska Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Shannon Oleson.

C47 Disassembly

KULIS AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Alaska ?Contractors disassemble a C-47 here to transfer the static display aircraft to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER) on Oct. 26, 2010. This begins the 176th Wing?s physical move to JBER, mandated by the 2005 Defense Base Realignment and Closure Act. Alaska Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Shannon Oleson.