200th Airlift Squadron under threat

C-21 86-0374 (c/n 35A-624) of the 21st AS during a visit to Seattle’s Boeing Field late last year. Joe G Walker THE 200th Airlift Squadron (AS) ‘Bobcats’, operated by the Colorado Air National Guard (ANG), has been threatened with closure. The squadron – which operates two C-21s for VIP transport at Peterson Air Force Base – includes just 17 aircrew. Budget constraints could force the squadron to disband, and Air Force Secretary Heather A Wilson has reportedly called for it