Airmen from across California Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve units came together under a “one team” approach to ensure mission success, completing critical magnetic particle inspections on C-130J Super Hercules aircraft parts while minimizing impacts to flight operations, March Air Reserve Base, Calif., April 14, 2026.
During a temporary disruption caused by facility remodeling at Channel Islands Air National Guard Station, non-destructive inspection technicians from the 146th Maintenance Squadron coordinated with the 163d Maintenance Squadron and the 452nd Maintenance Squadron at March Air Reserve Base to continue essential non-destructive inspections without delay.
U.S. Air Force Col. Christopher T. “CJ” Johnson, commander of the 195th Wing, California Air National Guard, U.S. Space Force Brig. Gen. Jeremiah S. Tucker, deputy director of Joint Forces Development and Training, Headquarters U.S. Space Command, and Rear Admiral Jim Rodman, U.S. Navy (Ret.), former chief engineer of Navy Information Warfare Systems Command engaged in a panel discussing “Future Wars: Technology, Power and the Pursuit...