２０１７年橫田基地にC-130Jを配備

星条旗新聞“Stars and Stripes”２０１５年１月２０日付　によると

最新型のC-130ハーキュリーズが日本に来て、H型からJ型に移行する予定で、J型は２０１７年に橫田基地に到着する予定だそうです。以下は“Stars and Stripes”Web版 からの引用です。

The newest version of the Air Force’s C-130 Hercules transport is coming to Japan, where its increased cargo capacity, power and range should help in disaster relief and other missions across the Pacific, according to officials at Yokota Air Base and aircraft maker Lockheed-Martin.

“We’re looking at transitioning from our H-model (C-130s) to the (newer) J-models,” 374th Airlift Wing Vice Commander Col. Clarence Lukes Jr. said recently, adding that the C-130Js are scheduled to arrive at Yokota in 2017.