The Air Force will make a final decision once an environmental study wraps up next summer. Military jets often transport college players as a way to save taxpayer money and support military airlift training, according to a USAFA spokesperson. The Air Force is looking for additional ways to increase the operational range of aircraft. If a C-130 can act as bomber, a bomber can serve as a cargo plane, the argument goes. The White House accused Iran of sending its military personnel to Crimea to assist Russian pilots who bombarded Kyiv with Iranian kamikaze drone. Air Mobility Command says it is looking for ways to speed up the process to get the rest of the C-130H fleet flying again. "I cannot overstate what a traumatic emotional event this is for people," 908th Airlift Wing commander Col. Craig Drescher said. The Air Force is finding workarounds to keep carrying out mobility missions while many C-130Hs are grounded due to concerns over propeller assembly cracks. It's uncertain how long it will take Air Mobility Command to replace all the defective propeller assemblies that have grounded most C-130H planes. “It does have strategic implications, but I think that’s all to the positive,” Air Force Special Operations Command boss Lt. Gen. Jim Slife said. Load More