For Immediate
Release
Salisbury, MD
November 18, 2011
The Maryland Air National
Guard will conduct a tactical training mission with their new C-27J Spartan
aircraft at the Salisbury-Ocean City Wicomico
Regional Airport on Tuesday, November 22, 2011 from
3:30PM until 6:30PM. The C-27J provides a true multi-functional, military
aircraft designed and built for tactical transport and to support combat
operations. It operates autonomously in remote and austere environments and can
take off and land from unprepared surfaces and airstrips less than 2,000 feet.
This twin-engine turboprop aircraft boasts state-of-the-art avionics, propulsion
and systems. The C-27J offers superior and cost-effective performances in any
operational condition, extreme mission flexibility, and is uniquely
interoperable and interchangeable with heavier military air
lifters.
The Maryland Air National
Guard 135th Operations Support Flight, in partnership with the Wicomico County
Airport Commission, have implemented assault zone marking panels to be used for
tactical mission training. The 135th OSF will perform a tactical training
mission, where the C-27J will also touch down to conduct a static display from
3:30PM until 4:30PM. A tour of the airfield facilities and marking panels will
follow the display.
When:
Tuesday, November 22, 2011 at 3:30 p.m.
SBY Airport Contact: Robert L. Bryant (443)
235-1191
Where:
Salisbury-Ocean City: Wicomico Regional Airport Terminal Building
5485 Airport Terminal
Rd.
Salisbury, Md. 21804
Special Instruction:
Vehicles should be parked in the pay parking lot. Bring your parking ticket
with you to the tour. Once inside the terminal building, proceed to the baggage
claim area and look for the table marked "MD-ANG C-27J." Guests will be
escorted to the C-27J aircraft. This event is subject to prevailing weather
conditions. Please contact Airport Manager Robert L. Bryant at the number above
to verify the event status in case of inclement weather.
The news media is
welcome to cover the event to tour the C-27J, the airfield and marker panels and
interview the air crew. The event is not open to the public but interested
individuals may view the C-27J from the perimeter fence of the airport.
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Released by Jim Fineran, Wicomico County P.I.O
For More Information,
Please Contact
Airport Manager
Robert L. Bryant,
443-235-1191