Coast Guard takes delivery of 19th HC-130J long range surveillance aircraft
CGNR 2019 departs the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics facility in Marietta, Georgia, on April 14, 2026, for the Coast Guard Aviation Projects Acquisition Center in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, where warranty and logistics flights were conducted before the aircraft’s induction into the missionization process. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin Aeronautics)