Last WC-130H departs Keesler

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. (AFPN) -- Senior Master Sgt. Richard Rivard taxis the final WC-130H aircraft out on the runway on its way to Willow Grove Air Reserve Station, Pa. Aircraft No. 980 was the last H-model aircraft to depart the 403rd Wing after its complete conversion to the WC-130J. Sergeant Rivard has served more than 20 years as a crew chief, mostly servicing H-models. He is an air reserve technician with the 403rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J. Justin Pearce)