Coast Guard HC-130 H 1705 Coast Guard Station Sacramento. Sadly, this was the aircraft involved in a mid-air collision with a USMC AH-1W off the Southern California coast only four days after this photo was taken at the Wheels Wings and Rotors show, Los Alamitos Joint Training Base.

In memory of the flight crew: Lt. Cmdr. Che J. Barnes, co-pilot Lt. Adam W. Bryant, flight engineer Chief Petty Officer John F. Seidman, navigator Petty Officer 2nd Class Carl P. Grigonis, 35, radio operator Petty Officer 2nd Class Monica L. Beacham, Petty Officer 2nd Class Jason S. Moletzsky, drop master Petty Officer 3rd Class Danny R. Kreder II..