...office buildings, four hangars, a warehouse, assorted sheds and shops, and an engine testing stand designed for C-130s. In all, there are 46 buildings and related facilities at Kulis. One hangar was built in 1963 and is on the National...

...spouses and crew who stepped aboard the C-130s assigned to the 517th or its predecessors...1964. Over the years, Elmendorf's C-130s have supplied Arctic science stations...tsunami victims. Since January, the C-130s have been shifting out to Japan, and...

...responsibilities," he said. Another 100 airmen and five C-130s from the 517th airlift squadron have orders and are expected...reasons, Badger could not say where those airmen and the C-130s were headed, he said. The three flying squadrons should...

...Juneau and the customer doesn't know the difference,'' he said. Kodiak Air Station, which stands ready to launch C-130s and helicopters, now monitors Channel 16 on VHF radios 24 hours a day every day. A radioman picking up a distress call...

...marine shipping assessment for the Arctic Council. "It's global economics." Rumbling up from Kodiak, Coast Guard C-130s twice a month conduct patrols over the Arctic - surveying ice conditions, looking for potential security threats, monitoring...

...mechanics to Barrow to change out all the seals. "That just doesn't work. We really need a structure that we can put our C-130s in to protect them when we come up here and operate," he said. Adventurers going to the opening Arctic are another...

...extending the 3,300-foot runway to its original 5,100-foot length. That will enable commercial jets, military C-130s and fighter jets to land. The airport is the alternative airport for Fairbanks International Airport. In cases of an...