FRCE starts first full C-130T overhaul at Global TransPark

Fleet Readiness Center East has inducted the first C-130T into its 700,000-square-foot Global TransPark maintenance complex.
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Fleet Readiness Center East has inducted the first C-130T into its 700,000-square-foot Global TransPark maintenance complex.
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Federal transit funding will replace some of the oldest rail vehicles still operating in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Dallas.
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The authorization funds a southern extension and planning for a separate six-gate northern expansion.
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