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Air Mobility Command Commander Directs Temporary Removal of 123 C-130s From Service
August 07, 2019
SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Illinois, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command issued the following news:

Gen. Maryanne Miller, Air Mobility Command commander, ordered the temporary removal of 123 of 450 Total Force C-130 Hercules from service on Aug. 7, after atypical cracks were discovered on the lower center wing joint or "rainbow fitting" during programmed depot maintenance.

In consultation with aircraft maintenance and engineering experts, General Mill . . .

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