US C-130Js to participate in Ramstein Flag 2024

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US C-130Js to participate in Ramstein Flag 2024

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According to below quotes, US C-130Js will participate in Ramstein Flag in Greece September 2024.

"The presentation of the carrier [C-130J, red] to the Greek staff is expected to take place by next September at the latest, when American C-130Js will be stationed in Greece for the Ramstein Flag 24 exercise."

Apparently a Lockheed Martin team has recently visited Greece to promote its C-130J as replacement for the current hard pressed C-130B/H fleet. But Greece feels no need to a hurry, as "... with the receipt of the "948" the 356th MTM now has three operational aircraft, with availability setting a record for years. Nikos Dendias has set a goal of 10 C-130s by 2025, a number that is achievable if you count the two supported in Portugal, the three that have joined the ODA and the two that will be acquired from the American stocks."

Source: https://directus.gr/epafes-me-lockheed- ... blackhawk/
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