OK to try and get this thread back on target....( not that the teddy bear idea is bad )
Lets think this through...out of all out CC130's there has to 1 or 2 that could accommodate the refit yes?
So lets work off the base of 2 with crews so that's what 2 pilots, 1 Nav, 1 FE, and I'm taking a stab in the dark here so feel free to correct me 2 Airborne weapons operators? so 6 total per aircraft so 12 in total for our "new" fleet of 2 ACC130's.. So with 2 aircraft we have 1 in theater with one rotating home for refit and crew swap so we would need say an additional 24 pers in Flight crews.
So is that sustainable? I'm sure short term it's very do able.
I haven't gotten into the benefits of having the ACC130 in theater because everyone knows why it's good and I could site some historical precedence for how it could have been useful in the Balkens and obviously in Afghanistan, plus it gives us even more independent operational ability.
So lets hear it doable yes....but why not?