211 RQS low-level proficiency flight
Alaska Air National Guard Lt. Col. Eric Budd, 211th Rescue Squadron commander, inspects an HC-130J Combat King II before low-level proficiency training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sept. 27, 2017. The HC-130J is a version of the well-known C-130 Hercules tactical transport aircraft that has been specially modified and upgraded to perform combat search-and-rescue missions.